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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 6 Factor loadings and factor reliability of learning strategies

From: The factor structure of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ): new methodological approaches and evidence

Component

Item

Factor loadings and reliability

15-factor specific model (Model 1A)

Specific factor of the final model

General factor of the final model

Rehearsal

39

.78*

M = .78

SD = .03

α = .79

Ω = .89

.70*

M = .67

SD = .13

α = .79

Ω = .65

.35*

46

.82*

.81*

.34*

59

.74*

.51*

.43*

72

.77*

.65*

.39*

Elaboration

53

.68*

M = .72

SD = .07

α = .82

Ω = .88

.36*

M = .24

SD = .32

α = .78

Ω = .17

.58*

62

.74*

.00

.70*

64

.76*

.03

.73*

67

.61*

.82*

.39*

69

.81*

.19*

.74*

81

.74*

.04

.70*

Organization

32

.72*

M = .78

SD = .07

α = .79

Ω = .85

.63*

M = .63

SD = .10

α = .79

Ω = .55

.38*

42

.83*

.62*

.50*

49

.72*

.51*

.46*

63

.84*

.76*

.46*

Critical thinking

38

.73*

M = .76

SD = .03

α = .85

Ω = .87

.48*

M = .56

SD = .05

α = .85

Ω = .47

.51*

47

.74*

.56*

.50*

51

.79*

.56*

.54*

66

.76*

.62*

.49*

71

.80*

.60*

.54*

Metacognitive self-regulation

36

.52*

M = .49

SD = .12

α = .74

Ω = .83

.56*

M = .28

SD = .20

α = .77

Ω = .32

.36*

41

.50*

.07

.46*

44

.51*

.29*

.42*

54

.50*

.38*

.39*

55

.58*

.62*

.41*

56

.52*

.23*

.44*

57

.27*

.00

.27*

33

.26*

.00

.26*

61

.48*

.21*

.40*

76

.60*

.41*

.44*

78

.68*

.34*

.56*

79

.53*

.23*

.46*

  1. M mean, SD standard deviation, α Cronbach’s alpha, Ω McDonald’s omega, * = statistical significant loadings (p < .05)