| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract (Chinese) | 第7-10页 |
| List of Tables | 第10-11页 |
| List of Figures | 第11-12页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第12-13页 |
| Introduction | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review: Washback in Language Testing | 第15-43页 |
| ·Introduction | 第15页 |
| ·The Nature of Washback | 第15-18页 |
| ·Theoretical and Empirical Studies on Washback | 第18-30页 |
| ·Theoretical Studies on Washback | 第18-22页 |
| ·Empirical Studies on Washback | 第22-30页 |
| ·Studies on Washback of the National Matriculation English Test (NMET) | 第30-31页 |
| ·Individual Learner Factors in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) | 第31-33页 |
| ·Studies on Learning Motivation and Test Anxiety | 第33-41页 |
| ·Studies on Learning Motivation and Test Anxiety and their Status in Language Learning | 第33-40页 |
| ·Studies on Washback of Tests on Learning Motivation and Test Anxiety | 第40-41页 |
| ·General Research Question and Significance of the Study | 第41-43页 |
| ·General Research Question | 第41页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter Two Methodology | 第43-56页 |
| ·Introduction | 第43页 |
| ·Participants | 第43-45页 |
| ·Instruments | 第45-54页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第45-51页 |
| ·Interview | 第51-54页 |
| ·Statistical Procedures | 第54-56页 |
| ·The Frequencies Procedure | 第54页 |
| ·Correlation Analysis | 第54-55页 |
| ·Regression Analysis | 第55-56页 |
| Chapter Three Results and Discussions | 第56-72页 |
| ·Introduction | 第56页 |
| ·To what extent does NMET influence high school graduating students’learning motivation? | 第56-64页 |
| ·Discussion of Results Obtained from Quantitative Analyses | 第56-62页 |
| ·Discussion of Results Obtained from Qualitative Analyses | 第62-64页 |
| ·Summary of above Quantitative Analyses and Qualitative Analyses | 第64页 |
| ·To what extent does NMET influence high school graduating students’test anxiety? | 第64-70页 |
| ·Discussion of Results Obtained from Quantitative Analyses | 第65-69页 |
| ·Discussion of Results Obtained from Qualitative Analyses | 第69-70页 |
| ·Summary of above Quantitative Analyses and Qualitative Analyses | 第70页 |
| ·Summary | 第70-72页 |
| Chapter Four Conclusions and Implications | 第72-77页 |
| ·Introduction | 第72页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第72-73页 |
| ·Implications | 第73-75页 |
| ·Implications for the NMET Constructors and Policymakers | 第73-74页 |
| ·Implications for High School English Teachers | 第74页 |
| ·Implications for High School Students | 第74-75页 |
| ·Limitations | 第75页 |
| ·Future Research Directions | 第75-77页 |
| References | 第77-89页 |
| Appendices | 第89-95页 |
| Publications | 第95页 |
