形成性评价是一种过程评价,是指通过观察、活动记录、测验、问卷调查等形式对学生的学习进展进行持续性的评价。可以说,形成性评价既是一种手段,又是一种学习方式。笔者在教学中进行了形成性评价的尝试,结果表明,形成性评价激发了学生自主学习英语的积极性,学习成绩明显提高。一、采用形成性评价方式的原因 Formative assessment is a kind of process evaluation, which refers to the continuous evaluation of students’ learning progress through observation, activity record, test and questionnaire survey. It can be said that the formative assessment is both a means and a way of learning. The author attempts to make a formative assessment in teaching. The results show that the formative evaluation has stimulated students’ enthusiasm to learn English independently, and their academic performance has obviously improved. First, the use of formative evaluation of the reasons