| abstract | 第4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第11页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Literature Review | 第13-23页 |
| 1.1 Theories Related to Formative Assessment | 第13-16页 |
| 1.1.1 Definition and Characteristics of Formative Assessment | 第13-14页 |
| 1.1.2 Comparison between Formative Assessment and Summative Assessment | 第14-15页 |
| 1.1.3 Principle of Formative Assessment | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Theories Related to Motivation | 第16-18页 |
| 1.2.1 Definition of Motivation | 第16-17页 |
| 1.2.2 Psychological Views of Motivation | 第17页 |
| 1.2.3 Cognitive Views of Motivation | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3 Relationship between Formative Assessment and Motivation | 第18-19页 |
| 1.4 Studies of Formative Assessment both Abroad and at Home | 第19-23页 |
| 1.4.1 Research of Formative Assessment Abroad | 第19-20页 |
| 1.4.2 Research of Formative Assessment at Home | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter 2 Methodology | 第23-31页 |
| 2.1 Research Questions | 第23页 |
| 2.2 Subjects | 第23页 |
| 2.3 Instruments | 第23-31页 |
| 2.3.1 Questionnaires | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3.2 Observation | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3.3 Interview | 第26页 |
| 2.3.4 Self-assessment | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3.5 Peer-assessment | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3.6 Portfolio Assessment | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter 3 Procedure | 第31-43页 |
| 3.1 Preliminary Research | 第31页 |
| 3.2 Action Research | 第31-43页 |
| 3.2.1 Words Assessment | 第32-34页 |
| 3.2.2 Dialogue Practice | 第34-36页 |
| 3.2.3 Listening | 第36-37页 |
| 3.2.4 Reading | 第37-39页 |
| 3.2.5 Reciting Contest | 第39-40页 |
| 3.2.6 Writing Training | 第40-41页 |
| 3.2.7 Making a Test by Students Themselves | 第41-43页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Collection and Analysis | 第43-61页 |
| 4.1 Data Collected from Questionnaires of Formative Assessment | 第43-52页 |
| 4.1.1 Comparison of Students’ Formative Assessment in Control and ExperimentClass Before the Experiment | 第43-46页 |
| 4.1.2 Comparison of Students’ Formative Assessment in the Control Class Beforeand After the Experiment | 第46-48页 |
| 4.1.3 Comparison of Students’ Formative Assessment in the Experiment ClassBefore and After the Experiment | 第48-50页 |
| 4.1.4 Comparison of Students’ Formative Assessment in the Control and the Experiment Classes After the Experiment | 第50-52页 |
| 4.2 Data Collection and Analysis from the Questionnaire of Motivation on Students’ English Learning | 第52-55页 |
| 4.2.1 Comparison of the Effects of Students’ Motivation in English Learning in theExperiment Class and the Control Class Before the Experiment | 第53页 |
| 4.2.2 Comparison of the Effects of Students’ Motivation in English in the Experimentand the Control Classes After the Experiment | 第53-54页 |
| 4.2.3 Comparison of the Effects of Students’ Motivation in English in the ExperimentClass Before and After the Experiment | 第54页 |
| 4.2.4 Comparison of the Effects of Students’ Motivation in English in the ControlClass Before and After the Experiment | 第54-55页 |
| 4.3 Data Collection and Analysis from Observation | 第55-56页 |
| 4.4 Data Collection and Analysis from Interview | 第56-61页 |
| Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-67页 |
| Appendix | 第67-77页 |
| 附录一 初中英语课堂形成性评价的应用调查问卷 | 第67-71页 |
| 附录二 英语学习动机强度的问卷 | 第71-72页 |
| 附录三 课堂观察表 | 第72-73页 |
| 附录四 学生日常小组评价表（作业评价和课堂评价各一份） | 第73-74页 |
| 附录五 星级喜报 | 第74-75页 |
| 附录六 学生听力自我评价表 | 第75-76页 |
| 附录七 访谈问题及访谈记录 | 第76-77页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第77-78页 |
| Resume of Supervisor | 第78-79页 |
| Resume of Author | 第79-80页 |
| Data of Dissertation | 第80页 |
