Table 4 Summary of the exploratory factor analyses
Domain | Factor | EDIa | GEDI |
|---|---|---|---|
subdomain label | subdomain label | ||
N of items | N of items | ||
(range) | (range) | ||
internal consistency (⍺) | internal consistency (⍺) | ||
PHY | physical readiness for school work | physical well-being and readiness for school work | |
1 | 4 | 6 (2 items < 0.3) | |
(0.640–0.773) | (0.206–0.628) | ||
0.715 | 0.565 | ||
physical independence | |||
2 | 4 | ||
(0.401–0.657) | |||
0.256 | |||
gross & fine motorskills | physical development and gross & fine motor skills | ||
3 | 5 | 6 (1 item < 0.3) | |
(0.763–0.897) | (0.251–0.797) | ||
0.918 | 0.759 | ||
N item total | 13 | 12 | |
SOC | overall social competence with peers | overall social competence with peers | |
4 | 5 | 5 (1 item < 0.3) | |
(0.576–0.754) | (0.235–0.796) | ||
0.862 | 0.754 | ||
respect and responsibility | respect and responsibility | ||
5 | 8 | 8 | |
(0.623–0.823) | (0.394–0.786) | ||
0.921 | 0.813 | ||
independence and adjustment | independence and adjustment | ||
6 | 9 | 9 (1 item < 0.3) | |
(0.504–0.778) | (0.295–0.831) | ||
0.911 | 0.854 | ||
readiness to explore new things | readiness to explore new things | ||
7 | 4 | 4 | |
(0.677–0.892) | (0.591–0.857) | ||
0.863 | 0.758 | ||
N item total | 26 | 26 | |
EMO | prosocial and helping behavior | prosocial and helping behavior | |
8 | 8 | 9 | |
(0.777–0.881) | (0.354–0.843) | ||
0.944 | 0.88 | ||
anxious and fearful behavior | anxious and fearful behavior | ||
9 | 8 | 7 | |
(0.513–0.822) | (0.402–0.804) | ||
0.808 | 0.784 | ||
aggressive behavior | aggressive behavior | ||
10 | 7 | 8 | |
(0.542–0.795) | (0.401–0.737) | ||
0.862 | 0.836 | ||
hyperactive and inattentive behavior | hyperactive and inattentive behavior | ||
11 | 7 | 6 | |
(0.559–0.833) | (0.430–0.789) | ||
0.921 | 0.834 | ||
N item total | 30 | 30 | |
LAN | basic literacy | basic literacy and numeracy / resources to learn those abilities are provided in German preschools | |
12 | 8 | 9 | |
(0.043–0.477) | (0.495–0.886) | ||
0.751 | 0.899 | ||
interest and memory | interest and curiosity in basic literacy and numeracy | ||
13 | 5 | 8 | |
(0.383–0.757) | (0.404–0.786) | ||
0.779 | 0.834 | ||
complex literacy skills | cognitive abilities | ||
14 | 6 | 6 | |
(0.541–0.766) | (0.397–0.728) | ||
0.808 | 0.735 | ||
basic literacy and numeracy | complex literacy skills / resources to learn those abilities are not provided in German preschools | ||
15 | 7 | 3 | |
(0.409–0.749) | (0.706–1.004) | ||
0.802 | 0.836 | ||
N item total | 26 | 26 | |
COM | communication skills | communication skills | |
16 | 8 | 8 | |
(0.279–0.924) | (0.525–0.829) | ||
0.931 | 0.877 | ||