| Chinese Abstract | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-5页 |
| Chinese Synopsis | 第5-8页 |
| Synopsis | 第8-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-20页 |
| ·Background and significance of the study | 第13-15页 |
| ·Theoretical foundations of the study | 第15-20页 |
| ·Humanism | 第15-16页 |
| ·Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives | 第16页 |
| ·Multiple Intelligences Theory | 第16-18页 |
| ·Constructivism | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第20-28页 |
| ·An overview of evaluation development in western countries | 第20-24页 |
| ·An overview of evaluation development in China | 第24-28页 |
| Chapter Three Defining and Investigating Formative Assessment | 第28-40页 |
| ·Definitions of common assessment-related terms | 第28-29页 |
| ·Defining formative assessment | 第29-30页 |
| ·Features of formative assessment | 第30-34页 |
| ·Common characteristics of formative assessment | 第30-32页 |
| ·Comparison between traditional assessment and formative assessment | 第32-34页 |
| ·Formative assessment and summative assessment | 第34-36页 |
| ·The procedure of formative assessment | 第36-40页 |
| Chapter Four Application of Formative Assessment in the EFL Classroom | 第40-64页 |
| ·Principles of formative assessment | 第40-42页 |
| ·Ongoing principle | 第40页 |
| ·Learner-centered principle | 第40-41页 |
| ·Multi-dimensional principle | 第41页 |
| ·Developmental principle | 第41-42页 |
| ·Ways of formative assessment | 第42-47页 |
| ·Student self-assessment | 第42-45页 |
| ·Peer assessment | 第45-46页 |
| ·Teacher assessment | 第46页 |
| ·Collaborative assessment | 第46-47页 |
| ·Formative assessment tools and techniques | 第47-64页 |
| ·Observation | 第48-54页 |
| ·Interviews | 第54-55页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第55-56页 |
| ·Conferences | 第56-57页 |
| ·Dialogue journals | 第57-58页 |
| ·Portfolios | 第58-64页 |
| Chapter Five A Case Study: Implementing Portfolios in the EFL Composition Classes | 第64-76页 |
| ·Designing student writing portfolios | 第64-67页 |
| ·Implementing portfolios in the EFL composition classes | 第67-76页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第76-83页 |
| References | 第83-87页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第87页 |
