| DECLARATION | 第1-6页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第6-8页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第8-12页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第12-13页 |
| LIST OF FIGURES | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-19页 |
| ·Objective of This Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research Context | 第15-16页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework | 第16-18页 |
| ·Structure of This Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-41页 |
| ·Rating Scales | 第20-34页 |
| ·Holistic Scoring | 第21-29页 |
| ·Validation Studies on the Use of Holistic Scoring for Writing Assessment | 第23-29页 |
| ·Correlation with Scores on Other Tests | 第24页 |
| ·Analysis of Markers' Written Comments | 第24-25页 |
| ·Experimental Manipulation of Text Characteristics | 第25-26页 |
| ·Analysis of Textual Features | 第26-27页 |
| ·Analysis of Scores with Statistical Models | 第27-28页 |
| ·Analysis of Verbal Protocol | 第28-29页 |
| ·Analytic Scoring | 第29-34页 |
| ·Rater Effect | 第34-41页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第41-48页 |
| ·Test Participants | 第41-42页 |
| ·Writing Task | 第42-43页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第43页 |
| ·The Rubrics | 第43-45页 |
| ·Pilot Study | 第45-46页 |
| ·Scoring Procedure | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter 4 Results | 第48-79页 |
| ·Reliability | 第48-49页 |
| ·Correlational Analysis | 第49-51页 |
| ·Correlation Between the Two Scorings | 第49页 |
| ·Correlation Between and within Raters | 第49-51页 |
| ·Descriptive Statistics | 第51-56页 |
| ·Means, Standard Deviation and Standard Error | 第51-53页 |
| ·ANOVA for the Two Scoring Sessions | 第53-54页 |
| ·Paired Samples t-Test | 第54-56页 |
| ·FACETS Analysis | 第56-79页 |
| ·FACETS Summary | 第58-60页 |
| ·Students' Measurement Report | 第60-64页 |
| ·Overall Severities and Internal Self-consistency of the Raters | 第64-67页 |
| ·Rating Scale Diagrams | 第67-69页 |
| ·Rater Bias in Terms of Candidate Ability | 第69-79页 |
| ·Rater-candidate Interaction for the Holistic Ratings | 第70-73页 |
| ·Rater-candidate Interaction for the Analytic Ratings | 第73-79页 |
| Chapter 5 Discussion | 第79-93页 |
| ·Reliability of the Two Rating Scales | 第79-80页 |
| ·Mean Differences of the Holistic and Analytic Ratings | 第80-85页 |
| ·Overall Severities among Raters in the Two Rating Sessions | 第85-88页 |
| ·Rater-candidate Interaction | 第88-93页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第93-99页 |
| ·Major Findings of This Study | 第93-94页 |
| ·Applications and Implications | 第94-97页 |
| ·Limitations and Future Research Orientation | 第97-99页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第99-110页 |
| APPENDIX | 第110-111页 |
