Instruments Used in Examples
|
Variable Name
|
Item
|
|---|---|
|
Problem-solving items.
How well did you feel prepared for:
|
|
|
EngProbSolv1
|
Defining what the problem
really is
|
|
EngProbSolv2
|
Searching for and collecting
information needed to solve the problem
|
|
EngProbSolv3
|
Thinking up potential
solutions to the problem
|
|
EngProbSolv4
|
Detailing how to implement
the solution to the problem
|
|
EngProbSolv5
|
Assessing and passing
judgment on a possible or planned solution to the problem
|
|
EngProbSolv6
|
Comparing and contrasting
two solutions to the problem on a particular dimension such as cost
|
|
EngProbSolv7
|
Selecting one idea or
solution to the problem from among those considered
|
|
EngProbSolv8
|
Communicating elements
of the solution in sketches, diagrams, lists, and written or oral
reports
|
|
Interest in engineering:
|
|
|
INTERESTeng1
|
I find many topics in
engineering to be interesting.
|
|
INTERESTeng2
|
Solving engineering
problems is interesting to me.
|
|
INTERESTeng3
|
Engineering fascinates
me.
|
|
INTERESTeng4
|
I am interested in solving
engineering problems.
|
|
INTERESTeng5
|
Learning new topics
in engineering is interesting to me.
|
|
INTERESTeng6
|
I find engineering intellectually
stimulating.
|
|
Variable Name
|
Item
|
|---|---|
|
Parents:
|
|
|
Par1
|
My parents treat me
fairly.
|
|
Par2
|
I do not like my parents
very much.
|
|
Par3
|
I get along well with
my parents.
|
|
Par4
|
My parents are usually
unhappy or disappointed with what I do.
|
|
Par5
|
My parents understand
me.
|
|
English:
|
|
|
Eng1
|
I learn things quickly
in English classes.
|
|
Eng2
|
English is one of my
best subjects.
|
|
Eng3
|
I get good marks in
English.
|
|
Eng4
|
I'm hopeless in
English classes.
|
|
Mathematics:
|
|
|
Math1
|
Mathematics is one of
my best subjects.
|
|
Math2
|
I have always done well
in mathematics.
|
|
Math3
|
I get good marks in
mathematics.
|
|
Math4
|
I do badly in tests
of mathematics.
|
|
Variable Name
|
Item
|
|---|---|
|
GDS01
|
Are you basically satisfied
with your life?
|
|
GDS02
|
Have you dropped many
of your activities and interests?
|
|
GDS03
|
Do you feel that your
life is empty?
|
|
GDS04
|
Do you often get bored?
|
|
GDS05
|
Are you hopeful about
the future?
|
|
GDS06
|
Are you bothered by
thoughts you can’t get out of your head?
|
|
GDS07
|
Are you in good spirits
most of the time?
|
|
GDS08
|
Are you afraid that
something bad is going to happen to you?
|
|
GDS09
|
Do you feel happy most
of the time?
|
|
GDS10
|
Do you often feel helpless?
|
|
GDS11
|
Do you often get restless
and fidgety?
|
|
GDS12
|
Do you prefer to stay
at home, rather than going out and doing new things?
|
|
GDS13
|
Do you frequently worry
about the future?
|
|
GDS14
|
Do you feel you have
more problems with memory than most?
|
|
GDS15
|
Do you think it is wonderful
to be alive now?
|
|
GDS16
|
Do you often feel downhearted
and blue?
|
|
GDS17
|
Do you feel pretty worthless
the way you are now?
|
|
GDS18
|
Do you worry a lot about
the past?
|
|
GDS19
|
Do you find life very
exciting?
|
|
GDS20
|
Is it hard for you to
get started on new projects?
|
|
GDS21
|
Do you feel full of
energy?
|
|
GDS22
|
Do you feel that your
situation is hopeless?
|
|
GDS23
|
Do you think that most
people are better off than you are?
|
|
GDS24
|
Do you frequently get
upset over little things?
|
|
GDS25
|
Do you frequently feel
like crying?
|
|
GDS26
|
Do you have trouble
concentrating?
|
|
GDS27
|
Do you enjoy getting
up in the morning?
|
|
GDS28
|
Do you prefer to avoid
social gatherings?
|
|
GDS29
|
Is it easy for you to
make decisions?
|
|
GDS30
|
Is your mind as clear
as it used to be?
|
The engineering data
is used with permission of Dr. Marie Paretti. The data was drawn from
a larger study supported by the National Science Foundation under
Grant No. HRD# 0936704. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations
expressed in this book are those of the authors and do not necessarily
reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
The Marsh SDQ data was
drawn from the National Center for Education Statistics study: National
Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). This data is in the
public domain. More information can be found at: http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/nels88/.
The Geriatric Depression
Survey data was drawn from the publicly available data from the Long
Beach study. The citation for this data, residing at the ICPSR is:
Zelinski, Elizabeth, and Robert Kennison. Long Beach Longitudinal
Study. ICPSR26561-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for
Political and Social Research [distributor], 2011-06-17.
More information about
this study is available at: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/NACDA/studies/26561/version/2. Opinions about this data, and the results of these analyses
are solely ours, used for the pedagogical purpose of discussing best
practices and techniques around exploratory factor analysis. They
should be viewed as having no bearing on the authors of those original
studies, the findings from those studies, or just about anything else.
Furthermore, we did not apply any weights or compensate for design
effects, thus rendering the results not useful for anything other
than these examples.
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