@article{oai:sojo-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00001375,
 author = {Larry, XETHAKIS},
 journal = {崇城大学紀要, Bulletin of Sojo University},
 month = {},
 note = {The Feelings Towards Group Work questionnaire (FTGW; Cantwell & Andrews, 2002) is an instrument that has been used in a wide range of contexts and populations to examine learners’ dispositions towards group learning. Using data from 307 Japanese university students, this study reports on an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) conducted on the FTGW. The purpose of the EFA solutions executed was to gain post hoc insight into the structure of scores generated by a version of the FTGW adapted for use in the Japanese context. An earlier study using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) conducted by the author (Xethakis, 2018) revealed unsatisfactory fit on the three-factor model hypothesized by the authors of the instrument. The results of the EFA (1) revealed that the dimensionality of the scores gathered in this data set points to a lack of coherence in general rather than a coherence different from Cantwell and Andrews (2002); and (2) suggests a path for this adapted version be adjusted in any future research. The results also raise the theoretical issue of whether preference for group work and preference for individual work should be treated as two separate constructs, or as opposite poles on a single construct. Preliminary evidence in this study suggests the latter.},
 pages = {153--172},
 title = {An Exploratory Factor Analysis of Scores on the Feelings Towards Group Work Scale in the Japanese University EFL Context},
 volume = {44},
 year = {2019}
}