Abstract

This dissertation studies the application of formative assessment in primary school English teaching. Formative assessment plays an important role in the process of English teaching and learning in primary school. In China, however, a large number of English teachers in primary school adopt summative assessment for quite a long time. In this dissertation, first several theories relevant to formative assessment and some implementation tools are introduced; and then some problems existing in the current formative assessment are discussed and some corresponding suggestions are given.

Key words: primary school English teaching; educational assessment;                                                                                                                                     formative assessment

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction-1

1.1 Introduction to educational assessment-1

1.2 Introduction to formative assessment-2

2. Theories Relevant to Formative Assessment-4

2.1 Multiple intelligences-4

2.2 Constructivism-5

2.3 Humanism-7

3. Some Formative Assessment Tools-8

3.1 Observation-8

3.2 Conference/Interview-9

3.3 Portfolio-10

4. Existing Problems of and Corresponding Suggestions for Formative Assessment Applied to Primary School English Teaching-11

4.1 Existing problems-11

4.2 Suggestions-13

5. Conclusion-14

References-16