Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI): Adaptation and Validation of Portuguese Version

Abstract

The Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI) of Schraw and Dennison (1994) assesses two general metacognitive dimensions in adolescents and adults: knowledge of cognition, which includes three subprocesses, and regulation of cognition, which has five subprocesses. This study shows the process of translation and adaptation of MAI to the Portuguese population. Internal consistency in the dimensions knowledge and regulation of cognition was 0.82 and 0.90, respectively. The results of Confirmatory Factor Analysis suggest a factor of second order based on the correlation of two main dimensions. The declarative knowledge subscale showed better criterion validity compared to the other subscales. The MAI constitutes an adapted instrument to the Portuguese reality both for the assessment of a global metacognition score and in their two main dimensions, allowing research into the performance in learning and training processes in adults and adolescents.