| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in English | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-7页 |
| Introduction | 第7-9页 |
| Ⅰ. The conceptual basis of educational assessment | 第9-12页 |
| 1.1 Definitions of educational assessment and other reated concepts | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 The latest theory of assessment in ELT | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 The latest practice of assessment in ELT class abroad | 第11-12页 |
| Ⅱ. The backwash of test to ELT classroom | 第12-14页 |
| 2.1 The backwash of test to ELT classroom | 第12-13页 |
| 2.2 Assessment in the context of college ELT class in China | 第13-14页 |
| Ⅲ. Continuous assessment (CA) | 第14-26页 |
| 3.1 Why should CA be introduced into class in China? | 第14-15页 |
| 3.2 The concept of CA | 第15-17页 |
| 3.3 Features of continuous assessment | 第17-21页 |
| 3.4 The functions of CA in ELT class (classification) | 第21-22页 |
| 3.5 Comments on CA tools in ELT class | 第22-24页 |
| 3.6 CA and classroom management | 第24-26页 |
| Ⅳ. CA design | 第26-36页 |
| 4.1 Main factors influencing CA design in classroom | 第26-28页 |
| 4.2 Semi-CA design | 第28-29页 |
| 4.3 CA design at a program level | 第29-32页 |
| 4.4 Standard CA design: modified CA design at classroom level | 第32-36页 |
| Ⅴ. A CA research project in college writing class | 第36-53页 |
| 5.1 Introduction | 第36-40页 |
| 5.2 The research project | 第40-50页 |
| 5.3 Findings | 第50-51页 |
| 5.4 Discussion | 第51-52页 |
| 5.5 Conclusion | 第52-53页 |
| Ⅵ. Conclusion | 第53-54页 |
| Bibliography | 第54-55页 |