Measuring Engagement to Academic Tasks: Design and Validation of the Comp-TA Questionnaire

Table 2

Factor weights from exploratory factor analysis for Comp-TA.

Ítem	Cognitive	Behavioral	Affective
1. I think about what I already know about the subject because it may help me to understand it better.	.77
2. I take care to understand as much as possible when reviewing the activity.	.68
3. I try to distinguish the most important information.	.64
4. I think of different ways to solve it in order to choose the option I consider the best one.	.58
5. I follow the instructions given by the teacher for its development.		.71
6. I answer the questions asked by the teacher.		.64
7. I complete all of her requirements.		.61
8. I concentrate when the teacher presents the instructions to carry it out.		.59
9. I ask the teacher questions when I do not understand.		.59
10. I participate in the review of the work.		.56
11. I listen carefully to the teacher’s explanations in order to solve it.		.52
12. I am curious to learn new things.			.77
13. I am interested in studying new topics.			.74
14. I have the desire to start a new topic.			.74
15. I think they are interesting and attractive.			.53