| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract(English) | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract(Chinese) | 第8-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-12页 |
| List of tables | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-23页 |
| ·Background | 第13-16页 |
| ·What Is Assessment? | 第15页 |
| ·The Major Changes in Testing and Assessment | 第15-16页 |
| ·The State of Assessment | 第16页 |
| ·Why Do Assessment | 第16-17页 |
| ·What Is a Good Practice in Assessment? | 第17页 |
| ·Formative Assessment and Learning | 第17-20页 |
| ·Distinguishing Features of Formative and Summative Assessment | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Key Elements of Formative Assessment | 第21页 |
| ·My Current Research | 第21-23页 |
| ·The Action Research | 第21-22页 |
| ·Why Conduct My Study by the Means of Action Research | 第22-23页 |
| Chapter Two A Review of the Relevant Literature | 第23-35页 |
| ·Introduction | 第23页 |
| ·Theories Related to Formative Assessment | 第23-27页 |
| ·Humanism and Experiential Psychology | 第23页 |
| ·Constructivism | 第23-25页 |
| ·Communicative Language Teaching | 第25-26页 |
| ·Learner-centered Education | 第26-27页 |
| ·Task-based Language Teaching | 第27页 |
| ·Theories Related to Autonomous Learning | 第27-33页 |
| ·The Definition of Autonomous Learning | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Characteristics of Autonomous Learner | 第28-29页 |
| ·The Contributions of Learner Strategy to Autonomous Learning | 第29-33页 |
| ·The Cognitive Strategy | 第29-30页 |
| ·Metacognitive Strategy | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Learner Attitude and Motivation | 第31-32页 |
| ·Autonomy as an Approach to Learning | 第32-33页 |
| ·Assessment Determines Student Approaches to Learning | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Three The Action Research | 第35-49页 |
| ·Introduction | 第35页 |
| ·The Objectives of the Research | 第35-36页 |
| ·Hypotheses | 第36页 |
| ·Subjects | 第36页 |
| ·Instruments | 第36-37页 |
| ·Procedures | 第37-49页 |
| ·Preliminary Research | 第37-40页 |
| ·The Action Research (10 weeks) | 第40-48页 |
| ·Posttest Activities | 第48-49页 |
| Chapter Four Data Collection and Analysis | 第49-60页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis from Questionnaires | 第49-55页 |
| ·The Data from Part 1 of the Questionnaire | 第49-53页 |
| ·The Data from Part 2 of the Questionnaire | 第53-55页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis from the Interviews | 第55-57页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis from the Pretest and Posttest | 第57-60页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussions | 第60-67页 |
| ·Key Findings in My Action Research | 第60-62页 |
| ·The Findings Confirmed by My Action Research | 第62-64页 |
| ·Guidelines for Enhancing Formative Assessments | 第64-65页 |
| ·Conclusion and Implication | 第65-67页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research | 第66页 |
| ·For Further Study | 第66-67页 |
| Appendix 1:Some Charts of Formative Assessment | 第67-71页 |
| Appendix 2:Final Rating Form | 第71-72页 |
| Appendix 3:Parents' Reaction Form on Portfolio | 第72-73页 |
| Appendix 4:Questionnaire | 第73-74页 |
| References | 第74-79页 |
