Table 2 Factor Loadings for Exploratory Factor Analysis of 16-item Self-efficacy for Writing Scale Item Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Factor 4 I will be able to start writing this essay without .70 -.28 .25 .06 any difficulty. Even if I like this topic, I will still be -.20 .05 .80 -.16 don’t able to write a good essay about it. I can make a good plan for this essay. -.17 -.05 -.25 .82 I can write a good introduction sentence on this .73 -.04 -.13 -.30 topic. It will be hard for me to find and correct all the .25 .02 -.01 .62 grammatical errors in my essay. It will be hard for me to decide what goes first, .34 .37 .25 -.29 second, third, and so on. If I get stuck while I am writing, I will be able .67 .17 .09 -.13 to find ways to overcome the problem. When writing an essay on this topic, I can .20 .69 -.47 .20 think of good reasons to persuade the reader.
Table 2 Factor Loadings for Exploratory Factor Analysis of 16-item Self-efficacy for Writing Scale Item Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Factor 4 I will be able to start writing this essay without any difficulty. .70 -.28 .25 .06 Even if I don’t like this topic, I will still be able to write a good essay about it. .80 -.20 .05 -.16 I can make a good plan for this essay. .82 -.17 -.05 -.25 I can write a good introduction sentence on this topic. .73 -.04 -.13 -.30 It will be hard for me to find and correct all the grammatical errors in my essay. .25 .62 .02 -.01 It will be hard for me to decide what goes first, second, third, and so on. .34 .37 .25 -.29 If I get stuck while I am writing, I will be able to find ways to overcome the problem. .67 .17 .09 -.13 When writing an essay on this topic, I can think of good reasons to persuade the reader. .69 -.47 .20 .20