| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Background of this research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Aims and significance of this study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Organization of this thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第17-23页 |
| ·An overview of educational assessment development in foreign countries | 第17-19页 |
| ·An overview of assessment development in EFL teaching in China | 第19-23页 |
| Chapter 3 An Introduction to Formative Assessment | 第23-43页 |
| ·Theoretical basis for formative assessment | 第23-26页 |
| ·Humanism | 第23-24页 |
| ·Constructivism | 第24-25页 |
| ·Theory of multi-intelligence | 第25-26页 |
| ·Some definitions of terms concerned | 第26-29页 |
| ·Distinctions among testing, measurement, assessment, and evaluation | 第26-27页 |
| ·Definition and types of formative assessment | 第27-29页 |
| ·Characteristics and functions of formative assessment | 第29-31页 |
| ·Tools and techniques of formative assessment | 第31-41页 |
| ·Observations and interviews | 第31-33页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第33-34页 |
| ·Dialogue Journals | 第34-35页 |
| ·Course work and testing | 第35-37页 |
| ·Portfolios | 第37-41页 |
| ·Comparison of formative assessment and summative assessment | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter 4 A Longitudinal Study of Formative Assessment for English Majors | 第43-52页 |
| ·Program design | 第43-47页 |
| ·The setting | 第43-44页 |
| ·The implementation | 第44-47页 |
| ·Construction of assessment content | 第44-46页 |
| ·Construction of assessment model | 第46-47页 |
| ·Research design | 第47-52页 |
| ·Research objectives | 第47页 |
| ·Subjects | 第47-49页 |
| ·Instruments | 第49-50页 |
| ·Instruments for collecting quantitative data | 第49-50页 |
| ·Instruments for collecting qualitative data | 第50页 |
| ·The research procedure | 第50-52页 |
| Chapter 5 Results and Discussion | 第52-83页 |
| ·A comparison between the two groups’responses to the questionnaire | 第52-55页 |
| ·Influence of assessment on students’learning | 第55-76页 |
| ·Influence of assessment on students’learning attitudes and beliefs | 第55-60页 |
| ·Influence of assessment on students’learning behaviors | 第60-70页 |
| ·Learning habits | 第60-62页 |
| ·Learning activities | 第62-65页 |
| ·Learning strategies | 第65-70页 |
| ·Influence of assessment on students’English learning achievement | 第70-71页 |
| ·Influence of assessment on students’comprehensive accomplishments | 第71-76页 |
| ·Major findings | 第76-78页 |
| ·Potential problems and prospects of the implementation of formative assessment in EFL teaching in college | 第78-83页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第83-86页 |
| Bibliography | 第86-89页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第89-90页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第90-91页 |
| Appendix 3 | 第91-93页 |
| Appendix 4 | 第93-94页 |
