| Acknowledgements | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-11页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第11-13页 |
| List 0f Tables | 第13-14页 |
| List of Figures | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-21页 |
| ·Overview | 第15-16页 |
| ·Rationale | 第16-17页 |
| ·Research Orientation | 第17-19页 |
| ·Outline of the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two Review of Related Literature | 第21-37页 |
| ·Field Independence/Dependence and Relevant Concepts | 第21-29页 |
| ·Cognitive Style | 第21-24页 |
| ·The Definitions of Cognitive Style | 第21-22页 |
| ·The Facets of Cognitive Style | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Mode of Cognitive Style | 第23-24页 |
| ·Field Independence and Field Dependence | 第24-29页 |
| ·Overview | 第24页 |
| ·What is FID? | 第24-25页 |
| ·The Distinctive Features of FI/FD and its Implications | 第25-27页 |
| ·Cross-gender & Cross-culture Difference in FID | 第27-28页 |
| ·FID as a Result of Psychological Differentiation | 第28-29页 |
| ·Nature and Definition of Listening Comprehension | 第29-31页 |
| ·Effect of Test Method Facets on SLA | 第31-32页 |
| ·Effect of Cognitive Strategies on SLA | 第32-33页 |
| ·Researches on the Effects of FID on Test Performance | 第33-36页 |
| ·Studies by Hansen and Stansfield | 第33-34页 |
| ·Studies by Chapelle and Roberts | 第34页 |
| ·Studies by Lu, C.,& Suen, H | 第34-35页 |
| ·Other Studies | 第35-36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter Three Rationale and Theoretical Framework | 第37-45页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundation | 第37-39页 |
| ·Test Bias | 第37页 |
| ·Factors cause the Diversity in Language Test Performance | 第37-39页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第39-41页 |
| ·Operational Definitions | 第41-45页 |
| ·The Operational Definition of Field Independence/Dependence | 第41-43页 |
| ·The Cognitive Style of Field Independence/Dependence | 第41页 |
| ·The Operational Definition of Field Independence | 第41-43页 |
| ·The Operational Definition of Listening Test Performance | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Four Research Methods | 第45-54页 |
| ·Variables in the Present Study | 第45页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第45-48页 |
| ·The Design of the Research | 第48页 |
| ·Subjects | 第48-49页 |
| ·Instruments | 第49-52页 |
| ·CSFT—The Instrument Adopted for Measuring FID in this Study | 第49-51页 |
| ·A Miscellaneous Listening Test Paper | 第51页 |
| ·Questionnaire of FD and FI Test Takers'Cognitive Strategies | 第51-52页 |
| ·Procedures | 第52-54页 |
| ·Pilot Test | 第52页 |
| ·The Actual Test and Data Collection | 第52-54页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussion | 第54-69页 |
| ·Overview | 第54页 |
| ·Descriptive Statistics | 第54-58页 |
| ·Descriptive Statistics for CSFT Scores | 第54-55页 |
| ·Descriptive Statistics for Listening Comprehension Test Scores | 第55-57页 |
| ·Descriptive Statistics for the Scores on the Questionnaire | 第57-58页 |
| ·Correlation Analyses | 第58-61页 |
| ·Two-way ANOVA | 第61-63页 |
| ·Discussion | 第63-69页 |
| ·The Effects of FID on Listening Test Performance | 第63-65页 |
| ·Cross-method Difference in Listening Test Performance | 第65-66页 |
| ·Strategies of FI/FD Test Takers in Taking Listening Tests | 第66-67页 |
| ·The Effects of FID and Sex Differences on Listening Test Performance | 第67-69页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第69-73页 |
| ·Overview | 第69页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第69-70页 |
| ·Implication | 第70-71页 |
| ·Limitation & Suggestions for Further Study | 第71-73页 |
| References | 第73-78页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Cognitive Style Figure Test | 第78-87页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Listening Test Paper | 第87-92页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Questionnaire问卷 | 第92-94页 |
