| Abstract in English | 第1-9页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| ·Purpose of the research | 第10-12页 |
| ·Significance and value of the research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Research questions | 第13页 |
| ·An overview of chapters | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-31页 |
| ·Writing: a valid and expressive form to reflect language ability | 第15-19页 |
| ·Nature of writing: compared with speaking | 第15-16页 |
| ·Purpose of teaching writing in the EFL context | 第16-18页 |
| ·Requirements of EFL writing for Chinese college students | 第18-19页 |
| ·Writing assessment | 第19-22页 |
| ·Direct testing: best way to assess writing ability | 第20-21页 |
| ·Important features of writing assessment | 第21-22页 |
| ·Scoring methods | 第22-26页 |
| ·Importance of the scoring method | 第23页 |
| ·Major scoring methods | 第23-24页 |
| ·Impact of scoring methods on the reliability of writing tests | 第24-26页 |
| ·Rating scales | 第26-29页 |
| ·Definition of a rating scale | 第26-27页 |
| ·Types of rating scales | 第27-28页 |
| ·Scoring components of an analytical scale | 第28页 |
| ·Weighting in analytical scales | 第28-29页 |
| ·Backwash effect | 第29页 |
| ·Summary | 第29-31页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第31-38页 |
| ·Issues to be addressed | 第31-32页 |
| ·Research questions and hypotheses | 第32页 |
| ·Theoretical Supports from the literature review | 第32页 |
| ·Data collection | 第32-35页 |
| ·Rationale | 第32-33页 |
| ·Data collection form teachers | 第33-34页 |
| ·Data collection from students | 第34-35页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第35-36页 |
| ·Summary | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter 4 Current Classroom-based Collegiate EFL Writing Scoring Practice and Its problems | 第38-47页 |
| ·Research questions to be addressed and related hypothesis | 第38页 |
| ·Analysis of teachers selected for data collection | 第38-39页 |
| ·Findings: Current classroom-based collegiate EFL writing scoring practice | 第39-43页 |
| ·Teachers’opinions about relationship between writing and language ability | 第40页 |
| ·Scoring methods commonly adopted | 第40-41页 |
| ·Adoption of the CET scoring method | 第41页 |
| ·Weighting | 第41-42页 |
| ·Feedback information to students | 第42-43页 |
| ·Discussion: Main problems concerning current classroom-based collegiate EFL writing scoring practice | 第43-46页 |
| ·Overusing of the CET scoring method | 第43-44页 |
| ·Inconsistency and casualness in weighting | 第44-45页 |
| ·Lack in knowledge of scoring methods | 第45-46页 |
| ·Insufficient feedback information for students | 第46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-47页 |
| Chapter 5 Choosing Scoring Methods for Beneficial Backwash Effect | 第47-63页 |
| ·Research questions to be addressed and related hypothesis | 第47-48页 |
| ·Data collected from students | 第48-50页 |
| ·Analysis of the students selected for data collection | 第48-49页 |
| ·Students’opinions on the ideal scoring methods | 第49页 |
| ·Students’opinions on the most effective feedback information | 第49-50页 |
| ·Choosing the analytical scoring method for classroom-based collegiate-level EFL writing assessment | 第50-52页 |
| ·Analytical scoring method and rating scale | 第50-52页 |
| ·Why the analytical method ideally suited | 第52页 |
| ·How the analytical method to be used effectively | 第52-55页 |
| ·Design and use of an analytical scheme | 第53-54页 |
| ·Flexibility of the analytical scheme | 第54页 |
| ·Proper weighting of each scoring component | 第54-55页 |
| ·A pilot comparative study | 第55-62页 |
| ·Purpose of the study | 第55页 |
| ·Student writers | 第55-56页 |
| ·Writing prompts | 第56页 |
| ·Instruments for composition analysis | 第56-57页 |
| ·Teacher scorers | 第57页 |
| ·Findings | 第57-59页 |
| ·Selection of composition scripts for examples of improvement | 第59-62页 |
| ·Summary | 第62-63页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第63-65页 |
| ·Summary of findings | 第63-64页 |
| ·Limitations and implications for further research | 第64-65页 |
| References | 第65-67页 |
| Appendix | 第67-71页 |
| Appendix 1 Student questionnaire | 第67-68页 |
| Appendix 2 Teacher questionnaire | 第68-69页 |
| Appendix 3 Transcripts of the teacher telephone interviews | 第69-71页 |
