본 연구의 목적은 중 · 고등학생을 위한 진로메타인지 척도를 개발하고 타당화하는 것이다. 이를 위해 진로메타인지의 구성개념에 근거하여 예비문항 60개를 구성 후 전문가 내용타당도를 총 3명(박사 3명)에게 검증하였다. 이후 중 · 고등학생 3명에게 안면타당도를 검증하고 반영하여 수정된 문항으로 중 · 고등학생 400명씩 2회에 걸쳐 총 800명에게 문항 선정을 위한 설문조사를 실시하였다. 1차 조사는 400명의 자료를 분석하여 60문항에서 20문항을 추출하였다. 이후 2차 조사는 중 · 고등학생 400명에게 실시하여 최종 18문항을 선정하였다. 최종 선정된 문항의 타당화를 위하여 중 · 고등학생 200명에게 설문조사를 실시하였다. 타당화 도구로는 메타인지 척도(State Metacognition Inventory; SMI), 진로개발역량검사 중 진로설계역량 척도를 활용하였다. 타당화를 위해 기술통계 및 상관분석, 신뢰도 검증, 확인적 요인분석, 수렴타당도, 판별타당도를 확인한 결과, 중 · 고등학생 진로메타인지 척도가 안정적인 요인구조와 신뢰도를 지니고 있음을 확인하였다. 중 · 고등학생을 위한 진로메타인지 척도의 전체적인 모형 적합도는 Bartlett 구형성 검증 χ²=1422.025(df=153, p<.000) CFI는 .941, TLI는 .930으로 상대적 적합도 지수에서 현실적으로 적합함이 검증되었다. 절대적 적합도 지수 RMSEA는 .058로 양호한 적합도를 보였다. 또한 Cronbach’s α는 계획 .82, 평가 .85, 조절 .79, 모니터링 .90으로 모든 요인에서 양호한 것으로 나타났으며, 전체 문항의 Cronbach’s α는 .89로 확인되었다. 이를 통해 선행연구에서 검증된 대학생 진로메타인지 척도의 구성개념이 중 · 고등학생에게도 유사하게 적용된다는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 중 · 고등학생용 진로메타인지 척도를 개발하고 신뢰도와 타당도를 확인하였으며, 이를 통해 추후 진로메타인지 척도를 활용한 다양한 진로 분야의 연구 영역을 확장하였다는 의의가 있다. 이런 연구결과를 바탕으로 중․고등학생용 진로메타인지 척도 개발 및 타당화의 의의와 시사점에 대하여 논의하였다.
This study develops and validates a career metacognition scale for middle․highschool stundents. For this purpose, 60 preliminary questions were constructed based on the concept of career metacognition, and the content validity was verified by a total of 3 experts (3 doctors). Afterwards, face validity was verified and reflected on three middle and high school students, and a preliminary survey to select questions was conducted on a total of 800 students twice, with 400 middle and high school students each, using the revised questions. Data from 400 people in the first preliminary survey were analyzed and 20 questions were extracted from 60 questions. Afterwards, a second preliminary survey was conducted on 400 middle and high school students, and the final 18 questions were selected. To validate the final selected questions, a survey was conducted on 200 middle and high school students. As validation tools, the State Metacognition Inventory (SMI) and the career design competency scale from the career development competency test were used. Validation included descriptive statistics and correlation analysis, reliability verification, confirmatory factor analysis, convergent validity, and discriminant validity. As a result, it was confirmed that the youth career metacognition scale had a stable factor structure and reliability. The overall model fit of the career metacognitive scale for middle․highschool stundents was Bartlett test of sphericity χ²=1422.025 (df=153, p<.000), CFI was .941, and TLI was .930, which was verified as realistic fit based on the relative fit index. The absolute fit index RMSEA was .058, showing good fit. In addition, Cronbach’s α was found to be good for all factors, with planning at .82, evaluation at .85, control at .79, and monitoring at .90, and Cronbach’s α for all questions was found to be .89. Through this, it was confirmed that the concept of the college student career metacognition scale verified in previous studies was similarly applied to middle․highschool stundents, especially middle and high school students. In addition, a career metacognition scale for middle․highschool stundents was developed and reliability and validity were confirmed, which is significant in expanding the scope of future research in various career fields using the career metacognition scale. Based on these research results, the significance and implications of developing and validating a career metacognition scale for middle․highschool stundents were discussed.