Pattern matrix from exploratory factor analysis
| Component | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Description of item | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 |
| 12. | Promote teamwork within the dental team | 0.865 | |||
| 13. | Foster interprofessionalism | 0.826 | |||
| 21. | Enhance communication skills | 0.679 | |||
| 24. | Teaching evidence-based practice | 0.636 | |||
| 22. | Professionalism | 0.584 | |||
| 14. | Develop leadership | 0.523 | |||
| 11. | Effective workplace learning culture | 0.508 | |||
| 23. | Tailoring teaching to individual learning needs | 0.464 | |||
| 1. | Role of assessments in identifying competence | 0.866 | |||
| 3. | Role of assessments in identifying underperformance | 0.795 | |||
| 2. | Providing useful feedback | 0.521 | |||
| 15. | Undergraduate curriculum prepares for practice | 0.472 | |||
| 7. | Select/approve educators | −0.817 | |||
| 8. | Support/value role of educators | −0.759 | |||
| 9. | Faculty development | −0.654 | |||
| 6. | Resiliency/well-being | −0.615 | |||
| 5. | Career choice | −0.610 | |||
| 10. | Balance education/service conflicts | −0.602 | |||
| 4. | Select/recruit dental professionals | −0.588 | |||
| 18. | Vertically integrate undergraduate/postgraduate curricula | 0.732 | |||
| 19. | Impact of technology | 0.711 | |||
| 17. | Role of formal/informal curricula | 0.700 | |||
| 20. | Role of simulation in education | 0.608 | |||
| 16. | Postgraduate curriculum prepares for practice | 0.331 | 0.415 | ||
| Eigenvalues | 9.88 | 1.69 | 1.37 | 1.20 | |
| % of variance | 41.17 | 7.04 | 5.73 | 4.98 | |
| α-value | 0.89 | 0.79 | 0.86 | 0.81 | |
F1, Teamwork and professionalism; F2, Measuring and enhancing performance; F3, Dental workforce issues; F4, Curriculum integration and innovation.