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Table 2 Factor loadings of EMMI survey items

From: Development, validation, and implementation of the elementary mathematics motivation inventory (EMMI): examining motivational constructs in elementary mathematics

Item

Anxiety

Self-efficacy

Value

Math tests make me nervous

− .667

  

I know I can learn new things in math

.646

  

Math homework is hard for me

− .485

  

Math is my worst subject

− .632

  

I do poorly in math

− .756

  

I get frustrated during math lessons

− .533

  

I know I can solve addition and subtraction problems correctly

 

.518

 

I understand what my teacher teaches us in math

 

.669

 

I know I can answer multiplication problems correctly

 

.657

 

I know I can solve division problems correctly

 

.626

 

Math classwork is easy for me

 

.510

 

I can solve difficult problems correctly in math

 

.740

 

I know I can solve word problems correctly

 

.798

 

Math is easy for me

 

.584

 

I enjoy math

  

.817

Math is an important subject

  

.848

I would like to do more math in class

  

.840

Eigenvalue

7.70

1.47

1.13

% of variance explained

45.4

8.67

6.64