关于形成性评价在初中英语教学中应用的调查报告A Survey of the Application of Formative Assessment in English Teaching at Middle School摘 要 这篇文章旨在研究形成性评价策略在初中英语教学当中的应用和实施情况。文章首先总结了一些关于形成性评价研究的论依据，然后于新安中学进行了一项有关形成性评价应用的调查研究。这项研究的研究方法包括教师采访，课堂观察和问卷调查。为了收集到更加有效的数据，教师采访，课堂观察以及问卷调查这三种方法所获得的数据将结合在一起分析。最后，基于一些有关形成性评价的理论依据，结合研究获得的数据进行分析整理，从而了解形成性评价在初中英语教学中的应用所带来的种种教学效果和形成性评价策略实施过程中存在的一些潜在的问题。关键词：形成性评价；策略；教学效果；中学ABSTRACTThis paper is mainly focus on the application of formative assessment in the middle school. The paper first summarizes some theories of formative assessment and then implements a survey in Xinan Middle School. The research methods of this research are teacher interview, classroom observation, and questionnaire. In order to collect more reliable data, the data of these three methods have been combined to analyze. Finally, this paper have based on the theories and principles of formative assessment, analysis the data of survey, revealing some advantages and some problems during the process of the application of formative assessment during the process of secondary English teaching. Key words: formative assessment; strategies; advantages; middle school TABLE OF CONTENTS Page1. INTRODUCTION.11.1 Definition and Characteristics of Formative Assessment.11.2 Relationships between Formative Assessment and ELT .22. LITERATURE REVIEW.42.1 Theoretical Background.42.2 Review of Literature.52.2.1 Some researches at university.52.2.2 Some studies in middle school.6 2.3 Research Focus.63. METHODOLOGY.83.1 Research Methods83.2 Subjects.93.3 Instruments .103.4 Data Collection Procedures114. DISCUSSION.134.1 The Data Analysis.134.1.1 The prior situations of students English learning.13 4.1.2 The students views and responses on formative assessment15 4.1.3 Some advantages of the application of formative assessment.194.2 Suggestions.215. CONCLUSION.235.1 Implications235.2 Limitations.24REFERENCES.25APPENDICES.27ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.291 INTRODUCTIONThis chapter will give the definition and talk about some characteristics of formative assessment first, and then the relationships between formative assessment and ELT will show on this chapter.1.1 Definition and Characteristics of Formative AssessmentWith the newly composed education system and aims of education in china, a new system of curriculum evaluation which called formative assessment has been established in secondary education system in china (Wang Xuefeng, 2008). Black & William (1998) defined that assessment was include all activities that can be used diagnostically to alter teaching and learning, and the diagnostic use of assessment to provided feedback to teachers and students over the course of instruction is called formative assessment.Formative assessment is a beneficial way for students to improve the ability of them to study the English well, and there are five main characteristics of formative assessment. First, formative assessment takes the student as the main body and encourages them to take part in the process of assessment. Second, formative assessment should penetrate the process of teaching and learning because assessment is a basic part in the process of teaching and learning. Third, the ways of formative assessment are multivariable. Fourth, the aim of formative assessment is to promote the development of students. Fifth, all the strategies of formative assessment are openly to the students and parents (杨炳武，2008).It is important for teachers to create many opportunities to assess how students are learning and then use this information to make the beneficial changes in instruction of English teaching. Obviously, formative assessment is an important educational activity because it can produces the feedbacks among teacher and students during the process of learning and teaching.1.2 Relationships between Formative Assessment and ELTFormative assessment is a modern way of assessment; it is generally carried out throughout a course or project and it has the close relationships with ELT (English Language Teaching). Reed & Daniel in 2009 has concluded that formative assessment is also referred to as educative assessment, and it is used to aid the learning. Formative assessment is also called the process assessment, and it is mainly emphasizes the process of ELT