本研究以读写结合写作任务为测试工具(该测试项目效度已在相关文献中得以验证),所收集数据包括:受试写作文本、问卷调查、有声思维及回溯性访谈录音。本研究的创新之处体现在:1)本研究推导、验证EFL综合性写作测试项目受试策略运用框架,从多个维度探讨受试认知策略、元认知策略和意义建构策略使用及其对读写能力的影响,在语言测试领域具有一定的创新价值;2)本研究在相关理论框架和前人研究基础之上构建读写任务认知策略、元认知策略、意义构建策略调查工具,并通过实证研究对其进行信度、效度的检验,使其具备较强的可操作性,这对于探究综合性英语写作测试与教学中受试如何使用策略,教师如何以此为基础进行有效反馈提供了有益借鉴。
1997-2001 西北师范大学 获学士学位(英语语言文学专业);
2001-2004 兰州大学 硕士研究生 (英语语言文学专业);
2012-2015 上海外国语大学 博士研究生(英语语言文学专业);
2004年至今任职于上海第二工业大学外国语学院。
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
1.1 Rationale for the study
1.2 Significance of the study
1.3 Outline of the study
CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Mental operations in writing
2.1.1 Cognitive operations in writing
2.1.2 Metacognition
2.1.3 Metacognitive strategies in writing
2.2 Constructivist discourse synthesis
2.2.1 Organizing
2.2.2 Selecting
2.2.3 Connecting
2.3 Studies on integrated tasks
2.3.1 Merits and problems of integrated writing tasks
2.3.2 Product-focused studies of integrated test tasks ...
2.3.3 Process-focused studies of integrated test tasks ...
2.4 Elicitation of strategy use
2.4.1 Self-scoring questionnaires
2.4.2 Interviews
2.4.3 Think-aloud protocols
2.4.4 Journals
2.5 Research hypothesis and research questions
2.5.1 Research hypothesis
2.5.2 Research questions
CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 A mixed-method approach——triangulation
3.2 Participants
3.2.1 Participants of the quantitative study
3.2.2 Participants of the qualitative study
3.3 Data collection
3.3.1 Measurement instruments
3.3.2 Questionnaire data
3.3.3 Think Aloud Protocols
3.3.4 Follow-up interviews
3.4 Data analysis
3.4.1 MFRM analysis of test scores
3.4.2 Factor analysis of questionnaire data
3.4.3 TAP data analysis
3.5 Summary
CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS
4.1 Multi-Faceted Rasch measurement
4.1.1 The vertical rulers
4.1.2 Examinee measurement report
4.1.3 Raters' rating quality
4.1.4 Item measurement report
4.1.5 Summary
4.2 Item-level questionnaire data analyses
4.2.1 The meaning-constructing strategy use questionnaire
4.2.2 The metacognitive strategy use questionnaire
4.2.3 The cognitive strategy use questionnaire
4.3 Confirmatory factor analysis
4.4 Qualitative data analyses
4.4.1 Meaning-constructing strategy use
4.4.2 Metacognitive strategy use
4.4.3 Cognitive strategy use
4.4.4 Summary
4.5 Summary of the chapter
CHAPTER FIVE DISCUSSION
5.1 Nature of subjects' reported strategy use
5.1.1 Meaning-constructing strategy use
5.1.2 Metacognitive strategy use
5.1.3 Cognitive strategy use
5.2 Differences in strategy use across performance levels
5.2.1 Subjects' source use
5.2.2 Metacogntive strategy use
5.2.3 Cognitive strategy use
5.3 Summary
CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION
6.1 Summary of the main findings
6.2 Implications
6.2.1 Theoretical implications
6.2.2 Pedagogical implications
6.2.3 Methodological implications
6.3 Limitations
6.4 Future research directions
APPENDIX
REFERENCES
INDEX
POSTSCRIPT