| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Contents | 第8-11页 |
| List of Tables | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·Background of This Study | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Rationale for Studying Formative Assessment | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Significance of the Application of the Formative Assessment to English Majors | 第14-15页 |
| ·Aims and Hypotheses of This Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| ·Overview of This Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter II Literature Review | 第18-28页 |
| ·A General Review of Assessment Development | 第18-19页 |
| ·The development of Formative Assessment Abroad | 第19-20页 |
| ·Assessment Reform in China | 第20-21页 |
| ·Types of Classroom Assessment | 第21-22页 |
| ·Formative Assessment and Summative Assessment | 第22-28页 |
| ·Definitions of Formative Assessment and Summative Assessment | 第22-23页 |
| ·Comparisons of Formative Assessment and Summative Assessment | 第23-25页 |
| ·Characteristics of Formative Assessment | 第25-26页 |
| ·Functions of Formative Assessment | 第26-28页 |
| Chapter III Theoretical Background for This Study | 第28-38页 |
| ·Theories Related to Formative Assessment | 第28-30页 |
| ·Humanism Theory | 第28-29页 |
| ·Constructivism | 第29页 |
| ·Cognitive Psychology | 第29-30页 |
| ·A Review of Learning Strategies | 第30-34页 |
| ·Definitions of Learning Strategies | 第31-32页 |
| ·Classifications of Learning Strategies | 第32-34页 |
| ·Classifications of Learning Strategies of Rubin | 第32-34页 |
| ·Classifications of Learning Strategies of Chen Xiaotang and Zheng Min | 第34页 |
| ·The Learning Strategies Involved in the Questionnaire of This Research | 第34页 |
| ·A Review of Learning Attitudes | 第34-37页 |
| ·Definition of Learning Attitudes | 第34-35页 |
| ·Component of Language Learning Attitudes | 第35-37页 |
| ·The Possible Relationship of Learning Strategies, Learning Attitudes and Formative Assessment | 第37-38页 |
| Chapter IV Research Design and Methodology | 第38-45页 |
| ·Introduction | 第38页 |
| ·Subjects | 第38-41页 |
| ·Instruments | 第41-43页 |
| ·Tests of English Major before and after Experiment | 第41页 |
| ·Questionnaire before and after Experiment | 第41-43页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter V Application of Formative Assessment in English Majors | 第45-63页 |
| ·Principles of Conducting Formative Assessment | 第45-47页 |
| ·The Methods of Formative Assessment | 第47-54页 |
| ·Self-assessment | 第48-50页 |
| ·Peer-assessment | 第50-52页 |
| ·Teacher-assessment | 第52页 |
| ·Collaboration-assessment | 第52-54页 |
| ·The Tools and Techniques of Formative Assessment | 第54-61页 |
| ·Observation in the Classroom | 第55-56页 |
| ·Interviews | 第56-57页 |
| ·Student Portfolios | 第57-60页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第60-61页 |
| ·Dialogue Journals | 第61页 |
| ·Suggested Assessing Models Based on Formative Assessment | 第61-63页 |
| Chapter VI Results and Discussions | 第63-75页 |
| ·Comparison of Learning Strategies Used and Attitudes Held by the treatment class and the control class | 第64-69页 |
| ·Learning Strategies Used and Learning Attitudes Held by the Treatment Class before and after Experiment | 第64-66页 |
| ·Learning Strategies Used and Learning Attitudes Held by the Control Class before and after Experiment | 第66-67页 |
| ·Comparison of Learning Strategies Used and Learning Attitudes Held by the Treatment Class and the Control Class after Experiment | 第67-69页 |
| ·Comparison of Results of the TEM4 Test of the Treatment Class and the Control Class | 第69-75页 |
| ·Learning Outcomes of the Treatment Class before and after Experiment | 第69-71页 |
| ·Learning Outcomes of the Control Class before and after the Two-term Normal Learning | 第71-73页 |
| ·Comparison of Learning Outcomes of the Treatment Class and the Control Class after Experiment | 第73-75页 |
| Chapter VII Conclusion | 第75-82页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第75-77页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第77-79页 |
| ·Implication for English Teaching and Learning | 第77-78页 |
| ·Suggested Solutions to Potential Problems of the Implementation of Formative Assessment in English Teaching | 第78-79页 |
| ·Limitations of This Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第79-81页 |
| ·Limitation of the Study | 第79-80页 |
| ·Suggested Areas for Future Research | 第80-81页 |
| ·Summary | 第81-82页 |
| References | 第82-86页 |
| Appendix | 第86-120页 |
| Appendix A TEM4 Test (2004) | 第86-102页 |
| Appendix B TEM4 Test (2003) | 第102-118页 |
| Appendix C 英语学习策略和态度的情况调查 | 第118-120页 |
| Publications | 第120页 |
