The Psychometric Properties of the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory in the Japanese EFL Context
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: The measurement properties of the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI; Schraw & Dennison, 1994) as well as three versions of the instrument prominent in the literature are reported in this study. Responses from university students at four universities in Western Japan (N= 729) comprised the data-set. Normality of score distributions for test items was examined, and reliability estimates (Cronbach’s alpha) were calculated for the various subscales reported for each of the versions tested. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was employed to examine the structural validity of four versions of the MAI: 1) the correlated, two-factor structure originally hypothesized by Schraw and Dennison (1994); 2) the hierarchical, three-factor structure proposed by Abe and Ida (2010); 3) the correlated, three-factor structure proposed by Niwa and Yamaji (2017); and, 4) the correlated, three-factor structure proposed by Teo and Lee (2012). All of the models performed less than satisfactorily, displaying a very poor degree of fit with the structure of the scores in the dataset. These results, by providing negative evidence for a two- or three-construct structure underlying scores on the MAI, positively assist with future theorization of the structure of metacognitive awareness.
Authors: Xethakis, Larry J., 147796, セタキス, ラリー ジョン
Language: English
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7054059971