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Table 2 Psychological Scales of each question

From: Student placement and skill ranking predictors for programming classes using class attitude, psychological scales, and code metrics

No. of question

Psychological scale

Subscale

1

Intrinsic motivation

—

2

Self-efficacy

—

3

Task values

Interest value

4–5

Task values

Institutional utility value

6–7

Task values

Practical utility value

8

Task values

Private attainment value

9–10

Task values

Public attainment value

11–14

Grit

Perseverance of effort

15–18

Grit

Consistency of interest

19–20

Goal orientation

Mastery orientation

21–22

Goal orientation

Performance avoidance

23–24

Goal orientation

Performance approach

25–27

Multi-dimensional competitiveness

Instrumental competitiveness

28–29

Multi-dimensional competitiveness

Avoidance of competition

30–31

Multi-dimensional competitiveness

Never-give-up attitude