| ABSTRACT | 第1-7页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 第7-8页 |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | 第8-11页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第11页 |
| LIST OF FIGURES | 第11-13页 |
| CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY | 第13-23页 |
| Introduction and Background | 第13-22页 |
| Definitions of Critical Terms | 第16-18页 |
| Purpose of the Study | 第18-19页 |
| Rationale of the Study | 第19-20页 |
| Significance of the Study | 第20-21页 |
| Delimitations | 第21-22页 |
| Limitations | 第22页 |
| Summary | 第22-23页 |
| CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW | 第23-40页 |
| Assessment and Student Learning | 第23-29页 |
| Views of Assessment and Their Effect on Student Learning | 第23-24页 |
| Assessment of Learning, Assessment for Learning & the Complete Assessment System | 第24页 |
| Assessment Crisis | 第24-26页 |
| The Power of Assessment to Effect Teaching and Learning | 第26页 |
| Factors, Characteristics and Principles of Assessing for Learning | 第26-28页 |
| Alternative Assessment | 第28-29页 |
| Conceptual Framework: New theory of Learning, Curriculum and Assessment | 第29-32页 |
| Cognitive and Social-constructivist Learning Theories | 第29-31页 |
| Reformed Vision of Curriculum | 第31页 |
| Classroom Assessment | 第31-32页 |
| Portfolio Assessment and Learning | 第32-39页 |
| The Portfolio: A Powerful Concept | 第32-33页 |
| Portfolio Assessment | 第33-34页 |
| Portfolios for Assessment and Instruction | 第34-36页 |
| Flexibility and Purpose | 第34页 |
| The Portfolio as an Assessment Device | 第34-35页 |
| The Portfolio as a Pedagogical Strategy | 第35-36页 |
| Potential Benefits of Portfolio Assessment | 第36-38页 |
| Weaknesses of Portfolio Assessment | 第38-39页 |
| Summary | 第39-40页 |
| CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHOD | 第40-64页 |
| Overview | 第40页 |
| The Situation of the Study at the School Level | 第40-43页 |
| English Instruction and Learning of Non-English Majors at UESTC | 第40-42页 |
| Writing as the Target Content | 第42页 |
| The Writing Course to be Designed | 第42-43页 |
| The Initial Phase of the Study: Developing the Portfolio Assessment Process | 第43-51页 |
| The Rationale for the Portfolio Approach | 第43-46页 |
| Design Matters | 第46-47页 |
| Designing the Portfolio Assessment Process | 第47-51页 |
| Position, Foundation and Guide | 第47页 |
| Steps to Design the Portfolio Assessment Process | 第47-49页 |
| The Designed Portfolio Assessment Process | 第49-51页 |
| The Second Phase of the Study: Pilot Testing the Portfolio Assessment Process | 第51-62页 |
| Research Questions | 第51-52页 |
| The Participants and the Study Design | 第52-55页 |
| Participants | 第52-54页 |
| Treatment | 第54-55页 |
| The Measurement of the Treatment | 第55页 |
| Data, Data Collection, Data Collection Instruments and Data Analysis | 第55-62页 |
| Pretest | 第56-57页 |
| Research Question # 1: Learning Outcomes | 第57-59页 |
| The traditional examination | 第57-58页 |
| Analysis of students’ final essays | 第58页 |
| Analysis of the students' subjective learning experiences | 第58-59页 |
| Research Question #2 & #3: Effects and Possibilities of portfolio assessment | 第59-62页 |
| Validity, Scoring and Reliability | 第62页 |
| Summary | 第62-64页 |
| CHAPTER 4: RESULTS | 第64-100页 |
| The Students’ Learning Outcomes | 第64-78页 |
| The Traditional Examination | 第64-65页 |
| The Students’ Subjective Learning Experience | 第65-75页 |
| Students’ Final Essays | 第75-78页 |
| Students’ Experience With Portfolios | 第78-97页 |
| The Pattern of Students’ Reaction to the Portfolio Process | 第78-83页 |
| Students’ Performance in the Portfolio Project | 第83-85页 |
| Students’ Reflection on Their Experience with Portfolios | 第85-91页 |
| Effects on Students | 第91页 |
| Caring more about learning than grade | 第91-93页 |
| Taking more responsibility for learning | 第93页 |
| Being more reflective on learning | 第93-94页 |
| Developing self-assessing ability | 第94-95页 |
| Being more motivated | 第95页 |
| Changing student perspective on English writing and learning | 第95-96页 |
| Gaining ownership of learning | 第96-97页 |
| Problems with the Portfolio Assessment Process | 第97-99页 |
| Paperwork. | 第97-98页 |
| Time | 第98页 |
| Student Ownership | 第98-99页 |
| Summary | 第99-100页 |
| CHAPTER 5: DISCUSSION | 第100-119页 |
| Research question #1 Learning Outcomes | 第100-102页 |
| Research question #2 Effects on Student Learning | 第102-117页 |
| Question A Taking More Responsibility for Learning | 第102-105页 |
| Question B Being More Reflective on Learning and Developing Self-assessment | 第105-111页 |
| Question C Being More Motivated | 第111-113页 |
| Question D Promoting Student-teacher and Student-student Communication | 第113-117页 |
| Research question #3 Implementation and Feasibility | 第117-119页 |
| Conclusions and Recommendations | 第119-123页 |
| Conclusions | 第119-121页 |
| Recommendations | 第121-123页 |
| In Close | 第123-124页 |
| REFERENCES | 第124-130页 |
| LISTING OF APPENDICES | 第130-139页 |
| CURRICULUM VITA | 第139页 |
