Validating ESL Speaking Instrument for Vocational College Students: An Exploratory Factor Analysis
Table 3: The rotated component matrix and items retained in students’ speaking performance instrument
| Rotated Component Matrixa | |||
| Component | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| CA1 | .826 | ||
| CA2 | .893 | ||
| CA3 | .812 | ||
| CA6 | .920 | ||
| CA8 | .937 | ||
| CA12 | .845 | ||
| CA14 | .832 | ||
| CA15 | .926 | ||
| FNE1 | .922 | ||
| FNE3 | .898 | ||
| FNE4 | .894 | ||
| FNE5 | .840 | ||
| FNE6 | .861 | ||
| FNE7 | .838 | ||
| TA1 | .922 | ||
| TA3 | .881 | ||
| TA5 | .877 | ||
| TA6 | .887 | ||
| TA8 | .888 | ||
| Extraction Method: Principal Component Analysis. Rotation Method: Varimax with Kaiser Normalization. | |||
| a. Rotation converged in 5 iterations. | |||
