| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第6-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-15页 |
| 1. Introduction | 第15-19页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第15页 |
| 1.2 Significance of research | 第15-19页 |
| 1.2.1 Theoretical significance | 第16-17页 |
| 1.2.2 Practical significance | 第17-19页 |
| 2. Definition of Relevant Terms and Literature Review | 第19-37页 |
| 2.1 Definition of Relevant Terms | 第19-21页 |
| 2.1.1 Homework | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Effectiveness | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2 Foreign Researches on Homework | 第21-29页 |
| 2.2.1 Researches on the functions of homework | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2.2 Researches on the form and content of homework | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2.3 Researches on the complexity of homework | 第25-27页 |
| 2.2.4Researches on the correlation of the amount of homework and academicsuccess | 第27-29页 |
| 2.3 Domestic Researches on Homework | 第29-33页 |
| 2.3.1 Researches on the functions of homework | 第29-30页 |
| 2.3.2 Researches on the form and content of homework | 第30-32页 |
| 2.3.3 Researches on the amount and complexity of homework | 第32-33页 |
| 2.4 Theoretical Framework | 第33-37页 |
| 2.4.1 Constructivism Learning Theory | 第33-35页 |
| 2.4.2 Multiple Intelligences Theory | 第35-37页 |
| 3. Research Design and Process | 第37-41页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第37页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第37-38页 |
| 3.3 Research Methods | 第38页 |
| 3.4 Research Process | 第38-41页 |
| 3.4.1 Designing and distributing questionnaire | 第38-39页 |
| 3.4.2 Designing the teachers interview questions and conducting theinterview | 第39-41页 |
| 4. Research Results and Analyses | 第41-57页 |
| 4.1 Data Analyses of the Questionnaire Results | 第41-52页 |
| 4.1.1 Data analysis of the functions of the junior high school Englishhomework | 第41-44页 |
| 4.1.2 Data analysis of the content of the junior high school Englishhomework | 第44-45页 |
| 4.1.3 Data analysis of the form of the junior high school English homework31 | 第45-47页 |
| 4.1.4 Data analysis of the amount of the junior high school Englishhomework | 第47-48页 |
| 4.1.5 Data analysis of the complexity of the junior high school Englishhomework | 第48-50页 |
| 4.1.6 Data analysis of the students’ ideas about doing homework | 第50-52页 |
| 4.2 Data Analyses of the Teachers Interview | 第52-57页 |
| 5. Effective Design of Junior High School English Homework | 第57-69页 |
| 5.1 The Principles for Designing Junior High School English Homework | 第57-61页 |
| 5.1.1 Principles based on Constructivism Learning Theory | 第57-60页 |
| 5.1.2 Principles based on Multiple Intelligences Theory | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2 Effective Design of Junior High School English Homework Based on the Principles Above | 第61-69页 |
| 5.2.1 Functions of junior high school English homework | 第62-63页 |
| 5.2.2 Form and content of junior high school English homework | 第63-65页 |
| 5.2.3 Complexity of junior high school English homework | 第65-66页 |
| 5.2.4 Quantity of junior high school English homework | 第66-69页 |
| 6. Conclusion and Expectations | 第69-73页 |
| 6.1 Conclusion | 第69页 |
| 6.2 Innovations | 第69-70页 |
| 6.3 Suggestions and Weaknesses | 第70-73页 |
| References | 第73-78页 |
| Appendix | 第78-81页 |
