Development and Validation of the Creative Metacognition Scale (CMCS)

This study developed the Creative Metacognition Scale (CMCS), a specific type of measure that reflects creativity characteristics, and examined the validity of the scale. This study developed a multidimensional scale including creative problem solving stages (problem identification, idea generation, idea development, and idea implementation) and metacognitive control components (planning, monitoring, regulation) as the constituent factors of the scale. This is due to the lack of considering the creative process and metacognitive control in recent studies dealing with creative metacognition and a measure assessing the concept with the multidimensional factors. In the initial stage, we developed 80 items consisting of four upper factors (12 sub-factors) and completed the final scale including four upper factors (12 sub-factors) and 36 items through item analysis and validity examinations. Data were collected from a total of 341 college students in South Korea. We explored the component factors of the scale (exploratory factor analysis) and examined its construct validity (confirmatory factor analysis) and concurrent validity. For exploratory factor analysis, data from 191 students were used, and data from 150 students were used for confirmatory factor analysis and concurrent validity examination. The results showed that the Creative Metacognition Scale developed in the current study had good construct validity and concurrent validity. Theoretical and practical implications and future directions were discussed.