| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-9页 |
| CONTENTS | 第9-11页 |
| TABLES AND FIGURE | 第11-12页 |
| 1. INTRODUCTION | 第12-15页 |
| ·The Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Rationale for Studying Formative Assessment | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Layout of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| 2. THE ORETICAL BASIS OF THE PRESENT STUDY | 第15-29页 |
| ·Types of Classroom Assessment | 第15-17页 |
| ·Formative Assessment | 第17-26页 |
| ·The Context of Formative Assessment | 第18-20页 |
| ·Key Roles of Formative Assessment | 第20-22页 |
| ·Formative Assessment Methods | 第22-26页 |
| ·Learning Attitude | 第26-28页 |
| ·Attitude in Language Context | 第26-27页 |
| ·Component of Learning Attitude | 第27-28页 |
| ·Relationship of Assessment and Learning Attitude | 第28-29页 |
| 3. INVESTIGATIONAND ANALYSIS | 第29-35页 |
| ·Research Aims | 第29页 |
| ·Research Methods and Procedure | 第29-35页 |
| ·Subjects | 第29页 |
| ·Traditional Assessment and Formative Assessment | 第29-31页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第31页 |
| ·Procedure | 第31-32页 |
| ·Data Collection and Analysis | 第32-35页 |
| 4. APPLICATION OF EXPERIMENT RELATIVE TO FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT AND LEARNING ATTITUDE | 第35-48页 |
| ·Statement of the Problem and Hypothesis | 第35页 |
| ·Planning Formative Assessment | 第35-38页 |
| ·Preparation for the Plan | 第36-38页 |
| ·Introduction of the Formative Assessment | 第37页 |
| ·Changing the Rules of the Grading | 第37页 |
| ·Strengthening Students' Motivation Creating a Low-anxiety State. | 第37-38页 |
| ·The Plan on the Formative assessment and the Developing of Positive Learning Attitude | 第38-46页 |
| ·Formative Assessment on listening and Speaking | 第38-40页 |
| ·Formative Assessment on Reading | 第40-41页 |
| ·Formative Assessment on Writing | 第41页 |
| ·Formative Assessment on Translation | 第41-43页 |
| ·Portfolios Setting up | 第43-44页 |
| ·Conference on Learning | 第44页 |
| ·Journals, Questionnaires and Interviews | 第44-46页 |
| ·Comparison between Two Questionnaires on the Learning Attitude | 第46-48页 |
| 5. CONCLUSION | 第48-51页 |
| ·Findings | 第48-49页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第49页 |
| ·Limitations | 第49-51页 |
| REFERENCES | 第51-55页 |
| APPENDIX I | 第55-56页 |
