Establishing the Factor Structure of the 18-Item Version of the Junior Metacognitive Awareness Inventory:

The Junior Metacognitive Awareness Inventory is a student self-report scale developed to correspond to a two-factor model of metacognition. Exploratory (N = 1,783) and confirmatory factor analysis (N = 942) were conducted using data from students in Grades 6 through 12 with results supporting two underlying factors corresponding to Knowledge and Regulation of Cognition.