Metamemory refers to an individual's awareness and understanding of their memory processes. It affects various aspects of learning, including the effective use of cognitive abilities, memory monitoring, and strategy development. The majority of valid scales for assessing students' metamemory are unidimensional. This study aims to develop and validate a multidimensional metamemory scale specifically for students. A 48-item multidimensional metamemory skills (MDMS) scale was developed with six dimensions: Factual memory knowledge, Memory monitoring, Memory self-efficacy, Memory strategies, Memory-related affect, and Memory-related behavior. The reliability of the scale was established using test–retest and split-half reliability, and internal consistency was determined using Cronbach's alpha. The scale was validated using exploratory factor analysis on 647 college students from India. The confirmatory factor analysis was conducted on 200 college students, which revealed a good fit for the data. Additionally, validity was established through face, content, concurrent and divergent validity. The scale's multidimensional nature enables a thorough assessment of students' metamemory skills. Additionally, the scale can be used in educational and research settings, assisting in planning interventions to improve metamemory skills in students.

元记忆是指个体对其记忆过程的认识和理解。它影响学习的各个方面，包括认知能力的有效利用、记忆监控和策略制定。大多数评估学生元记忆的有效量表都是一维的。本研究旨在开发和验证专门针对学生的多维元记忆量表。开发了 48 项多维元记忆技能 (MDMS) 量表，包含六个维度：事实记忆知识、记忆监控、记忆自我效能、记忆策略、记忆相关情感和记忆相关行为。使用重测和分半信度建立量表的信度，并使用 Cronbach's alpha 确定内部一致性。该量表通过对 647 名印度大学生的探索性因素分析进行​​了验证。对 200 名大学生进行了验证性因素分析，结果表明数据拟合良好。此外，效度是通过表面效度、内容效度、同时效度和发散效度来确定的。该量表的多维性质可以对学生的元记忆技能进行全面评估。此外，该量表还可用于教育和研究环境，协助规划干预措施，以提高学生的元记忆技能。