Abstract
The purpose of this study was to create a scale to measure proactive learner attitude, called Proactive Learner Attitude Scale. Constructive concepts of the scale were proactive orientation, learning strategy, cooperative orientation, all taken from MEXT (2019) and OECD (2018). The target group was 801 junior-high students from 6 public schools (M=384, F=417). The results of the factor analysis showed that there are 3 factors as hypothesized: proactive orientation, learning strategy, cooperative orientation, with each alpha factor higher than .85. Moreover, the author examined construct validity of the subscales through correlation analysis with school life motivation (Kawamura, 1999), caring skill and social skill (Kawamura, 2001). As a result, all the 3 had positive correlation with the 3 subscales. Thus, it was proved that Proactive Learner Attitude Scale is reliable and valid for junior-high students.
