| ABSTRACT | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| List of Tables | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·Background | 第11-13页 |
| ·The purpose of this study | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Research Questions | 第14-15页 |
| ·The significance of this study | 第15-17页 |
| ·T heoretical significance | 第15-16页 |
| ·Practical significance | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Status Quo for this study | 第17-26页 |
| ·Problems in current English writing assessment practices | 第17-20页 |
| ·Problems in the assessment practices of English writing in classroom | 第17-19页 |
| ·Problems in the assessment of English writing in examinations | 第19-20页 |
| ·Problems of current practices of English writing assessment tools | 第20-26页 |
| ·Problems in English writing assessment criteria in exams | 第21-22页 |
| ·Problems of assessment tools for English writing | 第22-26页 |
| Chapter 3 Literature Review | 第26-49页 |
| ·Literature review on rubrics and English writing rubrics abroad | 第26-28页 |
| ·Literature review on rubrics and English writing rubrics research at home | 第28-32页 |
| ·Theoretical basis of English writing rubrics | 第32-49页 |
| ·Construct of English writing | 第32-36页 |
| ·Assessment for learning (AFL) theory | 第36-40页 |
| ·Rubric Theory | 第40-49页 |
| Chapter 4 Development of an English writing rubric from the perspective of AFL | 第49-81页 |
| ·The basis of developing an English writing rubric for students of Junior Grade 1 | 第49-52页 |
| ·What is an English writing rubric from the perspective of AFL | 第49-50页 |
| ·The technical requirements of an English writing rubric from the perspective of AFL | 第50-52页 |
| ·The process of developing an English writing rubric from the perspective of AFL | 第52-77页 |
| ·The general processes for developing English writing rubrics | 第53-56页 |
| ·The process of developing an English writing rubric for students of Junior Grade One from the perspective of AFL | 第56-75页 |
| ·The test of the reliability and validity of the writing rubric from AFL | 第75-77页 |
| ·Strategies for applying the rubric | 第77-81页 |
| ·The application of the rubric should be based on AFL | 第77-78页 |
| ·The application of the rubric should be throughout the whole writing process | 第78-79页 |
| ·The application of the rubric should make sure the students can find evidence of their success | 第79-81页 |
| Chapter 5 Application of the English writing rubric for students in Junior Grade 1--a case study | 第81-100页 |
| ·Introduction | 第81-88页 |
| ·The general situation of the students undertaking the experiment | 第81-82页 |
| ·The model of applying the rubric | 第82-88页 |
| ·M ethodology of the case study | 第88-90页 |
| ·The subject of this questionnaire and interview | 第88-89页 |
| ·The purpose of this questionnaire and interview | 第89页 |
| ·The design of this questionnaire and interview | 第89-90页 |
| ·Result of the questionnaire and interview | 第90-100页 |
| ·Result | 第90-93页 |
| ·Statistics analysis | 第93-97页 |
| ·The enlightenment of this case study | 第97-100页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第100-103页 |
| ·Findings of this research | 第100-101页 |
| ·Limitations of this research | 第101-102页 |
| ·Suggestions for further studies | 第102-103页 |
| Bibliography | 第103-107页 |
| Appendixes | 第107-115页 |
| Appendix 1 iBT/Next Generation TOEFL Test Independent Writing Rubrics (Scoring standards), 2004 by ETS | 第107-109页 |
| Appendix 2 The IELTS Task 1 Writing band descriptors (public version) | 第109-112页 |
| Appendix 3 Simplified writing Rubric for Self-assessment | 第112-114页 |
| Appendix 4 A Questionnaire on the Application of English Writing Rubric | 第114-115页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第115-116页 |
| Papers published during the period of studying for Masters' Degree | 第116页 |
| Research Project | 第116页 |
