| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-4页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | 第8-13页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第13-14页 |
| LIST OF FIGURES | 第14-15页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第15-20页 |
| ·A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY | 第15-16页 |
| ·THE NEED FOR THE STUDY | 第16-18页 |
| ·Current assessment practices applied to English teaching in senior high schools | 第16-17页 |
| ·Assessment rationale in English Curriculum Standards(Experimental) for senior high schools | 第17页 |
| ·Shortcomings of current assessment practices | 第17-18页 |
| ·The need for fundamental change | 第18页 |
| ·THE OVERALL STRUCTURE OF THE THESIS | 第18-20页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第20-48页 |
| ·CONCEPTUAL DEFINITIONS OF KEY TERMS | 第20-32页 |
| ·Assessment,test,measurement and evaluation | 第20-26页 |
| ·The assessment culture and the assessment loop | 第24-25页 |
| ·Purposes of assessment | 第25-26页 |
| ·Formative assessment and summative assessment | 第26-32页 |
| ·Characteristics of formative assessment | 第28-30页 |
| ·Principles of formative assessment | 第30-32页 |
| ·THEORETICAL BASES OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT | 第32-37页 |
| ·Humanism | 第32-33页 |
| ·Constructivism | 第33-35页 |
| ·Theory of multiple intelligences | 第35-36页 |
| ·Mastery learning model | 第36-37页 |
| ·METHODS OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT | 第37-41页 |
| ·Portfolio assessment | 第38-39页 |
| ·Learner self-assessment | 第39-40页 |
| ·Peer-assessment | 第40-41页 |
| ·RELATED STUDIES BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD | 第41-48页 |
| ·Related studies abroad | 第41-44页 |
| ·Related studies at home | 第44-48页 |
| CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY | 第48-57页 |
| ·INTRODUCTION | 第48页 |
| ·RESEARCH QUESTIONS | 第48页 |
| ·SUBJECTS | 第48-49页 |
| ·INSTRUMENTS | 第49-52页 |
| ·Pre-test and post-test | 第49页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第49-50页 |
| ·Interview | 第50-52页 |
| ·Student interview | 第50-51页 |
| ·Teacher interview | 第51-52页 |
| ·DATA-COLLECTION | 第52-53页 |
| ·DATA-ANALYSIS | 第53页 |
| ·PROCEDURES | 第53-57页 |
| ·The experimental class | 第53-56页 |
| ·Learner needs analysis | 第53-54页 |
| ·Setting learning objectives | 第54页 |
| ·Applying classroom assessment practices | 第54-55页 |
| ·Analyzing and giving feedback | 第55页 |
| ·Adjusting teaching and learning steps | 第55-56页 |
| ·The control class | 第56-57页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第57-73页 |
| ·QUANTITATIVE RESULTS | 第57-67页 |
| ·Students' gains in English learning achievements | 第57-61页 |
| ·Comparison and discussion of students' initial English level before the experiment | 第57-58页 |
| ·Comparison and discussion of students' English level after the experiment | 第58-59页 |
| ·Comparison and discussion of students' gains in English learning achievements in each class | 第59-61页 |
| ·Comparison and discussion of students' English learning achievements in the control class | 第59-60页 |
| ·Comparison and discussion of students' English learning achievements in the experimental class | 第60-61页 |
| ·Students' gains in learner autonomy and self-efficacy | 第61-67页 |
| ·Comparison and discussion of students' learner autonomy and self-efficacy before the experiment | 第61-62页 |
| ·Comparison and discussion of students' learner autonomy and self-efficacy after the experiment | 第62-64页 |
| ·Comparison and discussion of students' gains in learner autonomy and self-efficacy in each class | 第64-67页 |
| ·Comparison and discussion of students' learner autonomy in the control class | 第64-65页 |
| ·Comparison and discussion of students' self-efficacy in the control class | 第65页 |
| ·Comparison and discussion of students' learner autonomy in the experimental class | 第65-66页 |
| ·Comparison and discussion of students' self-efficacy in the experimental class | 第66-67页 |
| ·QUALITATIVE RESULTS | 第67-73页 |
| ·The student interview results and discussion | 第67-70页 |
| ·Effects of formative assessment on learner autonomy and self-efficacy | 第67-69页 |
| ·The need for informative feedback | 第69页 |
| ·A change of classroom culture | 第69-70页 |
| ·The teacher interview results and discussion | 第70-73页 |
| ·Effects of formative assessment on learner autonomy and self-efficacy | 第70-71页 |
| ·Changes of role | 第71页 |
| ·Extra time and energy needed | 第71-73页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSION | 第73-79页 |
| ·MAJORFINDINGS | 第73-74页 |
| ·IMPLICATIONS | 第74-76页 |
| ·Theoretical implications | 第74-75页 |
| ·Methodological implications | 第75页 |
| ·Practical implications | 第75-76页 |
| ·LIMITATIONS | 第76-77页 |
| ·SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH | 第77-79页 |
| REFERENCES | 第79-90页 |
| APPENDICES | 第90-125页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ:PRE-TEST | 第90-102页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ:POST-TEST | 第102-115页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅲ:LANGUAGE SKILL OBJECTIVES(LEVEL 6) | 第115-116页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅳ:THE SCORING RUBRIC FOR THE WRITING PART IN THE PRE-TEST AND THE POST-TEST | 第116-119页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅴ:QUESTIONNAIRE | 第119-121页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅵ:SAMPLE PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT:SELECTION OF PORTFOLIO ITEMS | 第121-122页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅶ:PORTFOLIO CONFERENCE QUESTIONS | 第122-123页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅷ:SELF-ASSESSMENT OF SMALL GROUP PARTICIPATION | 第123-124页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅸ:PEER-ASSESSMENT ON GROUP WORK | 第124-125页 |
| 攻读学位期间取得的研究成果 | 第125-126页 |
