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Table 2 Summary of EFA results and inter-factor correlationsSummary of EFA results and inter-factor correlations

From: Chinese test takers' attitudes towards the Versant English Test: a mixed-methods approach

Factor

No of item

α

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

1. Face validity

1, 2, 3, 4, 8

0.87

1

0.13

0.50**

0.39**

0.30**

2. Extrinsic motivation

12, 13, 14

0.88

 

1

0.26**

0.16

0.26**

3. Interestingness

15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

0.86

  

1

0.35**

0.32**

4. Test delivery

5, 6, 7

0.70

   

1

0.27**

5. Intrinsic motivation

9, 10, 11

0.63

    

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  1. Notes. **correlations are significant at p < 0.01 level. F1: face validity; F2: extrinsic motivation; F3: interestingness; F4: test delivery; F5: intrinsic motivation.