| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第7-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-10页 |
| List of Tables & Figures | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| ·Need for the study | 第11-13页 |
| ·Purposes of the study | 第13页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Motivation: Definitions and Classifications | 第14-30页 |
| ·Definitions of motivation | 第14-16页 |
| ·Classifications of motivation | 第16-30页 |
| ·Integrative motivation and instrumental motivation | 第16-18页 |
| ·Extrinsic motivation and intrinsic motivation | 第18-20页 |
| ·Internal motivation and external motivation | 第20-30页 |
| ·Subtypes of internal motivation | 第20-25页 |
| ·Subtypes of external motivation | 第25-30页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第30-35页 |
| ·Research questions | 第30页 |
| ·Subjects | 第30-32页 |
| ·Instruments | 第32-33页 |
| ·Data collection | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第35-53页 |
| ·Main types of motivation among students in three grades | 第35-39页 |
| ·Internal and external motivation | 第36-39页 |
| ·Internal motivation | 第37-38页 |
| ·External motivation | 第38-39页 |
| ·Development tendency of motivation from Grade 1 to 3 | 第39-44页 |
| ·Differences between high achievers and low achievers | 第44-49页 |
| ·Differences of internal motivation between two groups | 第45-47页 |
| ·Differences of external motivation between two groups | 第47-49页 |
| ·Differences between male students and female students | 第49-53页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第53-58页 |
| ·Summary of the study | 第53-54页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications of the study | 第54-55页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第55页 |
| ·Suggestions for further research | 第55-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-63页 |
| Appendix A Questionnaire | 第63-65页 |
| Appendix B Interview questions | 第65-66页 |
| Appendix C Votes and percentage for 36 items among 3 grades | 第66-67页 |
| Appendix D Votes for 36 items between high- and low-achievers | 第67-68页 |
| Appendix E Votes for 36 items between male and female students | 第68-69页 |
| List of Published Papers Written by the Author | 第69-70页 |
