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• Positive attitude Question Loading 0.592 0.805 0.695 0.793
• ) Maths knowledge is important in future education
• ) Maths knowledge is important in future work
• ) I am going to use the maths I learn in school
• ) I only work with maths to pass tests
• ) Too much time learning mathematics
• ) Mathematics is a difficult subject
• ) I give up if the task is too difficult
• ) I could have been better in math if I had tried 0.737 0.747 0.630 0.507 0.652 0.735 0.574 more
• ) I’ve learned a lot of unnecessary knowledge in maths lessons 0.590