| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| Abstract (Chinese Version) | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One An Introduction to Educational Evaluation and Formative Assessment | 第12-25页 |
| ·An introduction to educational evaluation | 第12-14页 |
| ·An overview of educational evaluation | 第12-13页 |
| ·The current studies on educational evaluation in foreign countries | 第13页 |
| ·The current studies on educational evaluation in China | 第13-14页 |
| ·An introduction to formative assessment | 第14-25页 |
| ·Some definitions of terms concerned | 第14-16页 |
| ·Distinctions among testing, measurement, assessment, and evaluation | 第14-15页 |
| ·Some definitions concerning formative assessment | 第15-16页 |
| ·Characteristics of formative assessment | 第16-17页 |
| ·Functions of formative assessment | 第17-18页 |
| ·Theories provided for applying formative assessment in English teaching | 第18-25页 |
| ·Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives | 第18-19页 |
| ·The theory of multiple intelligences | 第19页 |
| ·Bachman’s Communicative Language Ability | 第19-24页 |
| ·Piaget’s constructivism | 第24-25页 |
| Chapter Two Necessity and Significance of Applying Formative Assessment in Primary School English Teaching | 第25-33页 |
| ·An announcement about reforms of evaluation system in primary and secondary schools in China made by Ministry of Education | 第25-27页 |
| ·Background information | 第25-26页 |
| ·Specific requirements | 第26-27页 |
| ·Requirements from the new English Curriculum Standard | 第27-30页 |
| ·Advantages of formative assessment over the traditional ways of assessment in primary School English teaching | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter Three Common Formative Assessment Tools | 第33-60页 |
| ·Portfolios | 第33-43页 |
| ·What’s a portfolio | 第33页 |
| ·Purposes of portfolio assessment | 第33页 |
| ·Features of portfolio assessment | 第33-35页 |
| ·Types of portfolio assessment | 第35-36页 |
| ·The basic structure of a portfolio | 第36页 |
| ·Functions of portfolio assessment | 第36-38页 |
| ·Some forms that can be used in portfolio assessment | 第38-42页 |
| ·Further considerations | 第42-43页 |
| ·Course work | 第43-47页 |
| ·What’s course work | 第43-44页 |
| ·Features of course work | 第44-45页 |
| ·Sample course work in primary school English teaching | 第45-47页 |
| ·Further considerations | 第47页 |
| ·Conferences | 第47-49页 |
| ·What should be considered and discussed at a conference? | 第47-48页 |
| ·Sample questions at a conference | 第48-49页 |
| ·Functions of conferences | 第49页 |
| ·Observations | 第49-55页 |
| ·Informal and formal observations | 第49-50页 |
| ·What to observe | 第50页 |
| ·Planning classroom observations | 第50-51页 |
| ·Recording tools of classroom observations | 第51-55页 |
| ·Anecdotal records | 第51页 |
| ·Assessment checklists | 第51-54页 |
| ·Rating scales | 第54-55页 |
| ·Performance assessment | 第55-57页 |
| ·Definitions and characteristics of performance assessment | 第55-56页 |
| ·Principles of performance assessment | 第56-57页 |
| ·Typical performance assessment activities | 第57页 |
| ·Project cooperation | 第57-60页 |
| Chapter Four An Attempt to Carry Out Formative Assessment in Primary School English Teaching | 第60-80页 |
| ·Background information | 第60-63页 |
| ·A questionnaire survey | 第60-63页 |
| ·Analysis and conclusions | 第63页 |
| ·An individualized scheme of formative assessment in practice | 第63-77页 |
| ·Aims | 第63-64页 |
| ·Principles | 第64-66页 |
| ·Student-centered | 第64页 |
| ·Multidimensional | 第64-66页 |
| ·Developmental | 第66页 |
| ·Method of research: case study | 第66-67页 |
| ·Individualized assessment tools and methods | 第67-77页 |
| ·In-class learning process checklists | 第67-68页 |
| ·Activities used to assess students’four basic language skills | 第68-71页 |
| ·Homework and exercises assessment checklists | 第71-72页 |
| ·Questionnaires given to students’parents | 第72-74页 |
| ·Peer-assessment on group work | 第74页 |
| ·Formative tests | 第74-76页 |
| ·Individualized awards for fine performances | 第76-77页 |
| ·Results and achievements | 第77-79页 |
| ·Problems and further considerations | 第79-80页 |
| Conclusion | 第80-82页 |
| Bibliography | 第82-86页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第86页 |
| 附:硕士在读期间已发表论文 | 第86页 |
