FormativeAssessmentEnglishonReadingTeachinginSeniorMiddleSchool

毕业论文〔设计)1.IntroductionIt is well known that English teaching plays a very important role in the schooleducation.The last two decades have witnessed a marked increase in English teachingas a foreign language in lots of countries.In order to meet the need of our nation'sdevelopment,we must reform our English teaching methods.Not only Chinese teachers but also the teachers of other countries or areas aretrying to find a best way to teach foreign languages.Plenty of scholars and teachersfocus on teaching assessment,calling for reform of it.They figure out that if theydon't change their assessment process and methods,they cannot meet the need of thenation's development.Various classroom assessment methods can promote reflectionon both the quality of teaching and the students'learning performance as a means todevelop and improve them constantly (see Genesee Upshur,2001:5).It has beenyears since exams were regarded as the only way of assessing students'knowledge ofEnglish.Nowadays,the EFL teaching and learning has shifted from the structuralteaching approaches to communicative,humanistic and learner-centered approaches.A new classroom assessment should be used in daily teaching.The assessments whicheducation needs should not pay close attention to the scores the students get,but theirdaily performance in learning,their effort in learning and how much progress theyhave made.In a general word,the new assessment focuses on student's learningprocess.