| 中文摘要 | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·The rationale for the present research | 第12-16页 |
| ·Rise of Constructivism in writing teaching | 第12-13页 |
| ·The current writing teaching situation in Chinese rural high schools | 第13-16页 |
| ·High demands for writing ability | 第13页 |
| ·Problems and difficulties encountered by the students and teachers | 第13-16页 |
| ·The significance of the study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Objectives of the research | 第17页 |
| ·The structure of the thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Theoretical Basis and Literature Review | 第18-29页 |
| ·Theory on ESL and EFL writing | 第18-21页 |
| ·The nature of writing | 第18-19页 |
| ·Aims of writing teaching | 第19页 |
| ·The criteria of good writing | 第19-20页 |
| ·The differences between skilled and unskilled writers | 第20-21页 |
| ·Summary | 第21页 |
| ·Theoretical introduction of Scaffolding Instruction | 第21-29页 |
| ·Theoretical foundation for Scaffolding Instruction | 第21-23页 |
| ·Theoretical advocacy of Scaffolding Instruction | 第23页 |
| ·The features of Scaffolding Instruction | 第23-24页 |
| ·Stages in Scaffolding Instruction | 第24-25页 |
| ·A changed role for teachers | 第25-26页 |
| ·A changed role for students | 第26-27页 |
| ·Advantages and disadvantages of Scaffolding Instruction | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Description of the Experiment | 第29-40页 |
| ·Research objectives | 第29页 |
| ·Subjects | 第29-30页 |
| ·The teaching resources | 第30-31页 |
| ·Procedure of the research | 第31-38页 |
| ·Before the experiment | 第31页 |
| ·Implementing the experiment | 第31-37页 |
| ·Preparation before writing activities | 第31-32页 |
| ·Actual class presentation: the writing process in English classroom | 第32-37页 |
| ·Pre-writing | 第32-34页 |
| ·Model scaffold | 第33页 |
| ·Question scaffold | 第33页 |
| ·Suggestion scaffold | 第33页 |
| ·Guidance scaffold | 第33-34页 |
| ·Diagram scaffold | 第34页 |
| ·Drafting | 第34页 |
| ·Group discussion | 第34-35页 |
| ·The final draft | 第35页 |
| ·Evaluation | 第35-37页 |
| ·Peer reviewing | 第35-36页 |
| ·Teacher’s written response | 第36页 |
| ·Self-evaluation | 第36-37页 |
| ·The classroom procedures in control group | 第37页 |
| ·After the experiment | 第37-38页 |
| ·Data collection | 第38页 |
| ·Scoring | 第38页 |
| ·Data analysis devices | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Discussion | 第40-61页 |
| ·Results from the tests and discussion | 第40-44页 |
| ·Test score analysis | 第40-42页 |
| ·Comparison between the two classes’ writing performances in the pre-test | 第40-41页 |
| ·Comparison between the two classes’ writing performances in the post-test | 第41页 |
| ·Comparison between the pre-test and post-test of EC | 第41-42页 |
| ·Comparison between the pre-test and post-test of CC | 第42页 |
| ·Discussion | 第42-44页 |
| ·Comparison between the pre-test and post-test of students of different English writing levels in EC | 第44-45页 |
| ·Results from the questionnaires and discussion | 第45-61页 |
| ·CC and EC before the research | 第45-50页 |
| ·Subjects’ changes after the research | 第50-57页 |
| ·Comparative analysis of EC and CC in the same part of the post-questionnaire after the treatment | 第50-54页 |
| ·Comparative analysis in the same part between the pre-questionnaire and the post- questionnaire of EC | 第54-57页 |
| ·Learners’ feedback about Scaffolding Instruction | 第57-58页 |
| ·Discussion | 第58-61页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第61-65页 |
| ·Findings | 第61-63页 |
| ·Implications | 第63页 |
| ·Limitations | 第63-65页 |
| References | 第65-68页 |
| Appendices | 第68-86页 |
| Appendix 1 Questionnaire I (for EC&CC) | 第68-70页 |
| Appendix 2 Questionnaire II (for EC) | 第70-72页 |
| Appendix 3 Questionnaire III (for CC) | 第72-74页 |
| Appendix 4 Pre-test | 第74-75页 |
| Appendix 5 Post-test | 第75-76页 |
| Appendix 6 Scoring scale | 第76-77页 |
| Appendix 7 Writing topics for EC&CC | 第77-79页 |
| Appendix 8 Sample lesson plan with Scaffolding Instruction | 第79-82页 |
| Appendix 9 Three composition versions of a student and responses to them from other students and the teacher | 第82-84页 |
| Appendix 10 Guidelines for peer reviewing | 第84-85页 |
| Appendix 11 The marking criteria of NMET of | 第85-86页 |
