Dr. LAM, C K Ricky



? ? BA (OUHK), PCEd, MEd, EdD (HKU)
Associate?Professor, Programme Director of Master of Education (MEd), Department of Education StudiesAssociate Head, Department of Education StudiesAssociate Editor,? Educational Psychology in Frontiers in Psychology and Frontiers in Education (www.frontiersin.org)Featured Researcher, Faculty of Social Sciences, (https://research.hkbu.edu.hk/researcher/ricky-lam)Academic & Professional ExperienceAssociate Professor, Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University
Assistant Professor, Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University
Teaching Fellow, Department of English Language Education, The Education University of Hong Kong
Lecturer, Community College of City University, City University of Hong Kong
English Teacher, Rosaryhill School
English Teacher, Maryknoll Secondary School
Research InterestsDigital writing portfolios; portfolio assessment
Second language writing assessment
Teacher assessment literacy
Assessment for learning; assessment as learning
Research Projects2022-23? ?The Standing Committee on Language Education and Research, Research & Development Projects 2020-21 (SCOLAR), Hong Kong HKD $1,091,293.88 (Hong Kong Baptist University, Principal Investigator), Investigating e-Portfolio assessment literacy among adolescent learners: Portfolio compilation, emotional experiences, and conceptions of assessment (Ref. no. EDB(LE)/P&R/EL/203)
2018-20? ?The Standing Committee on Language Education and Research, Research & Development Projects 2018-19 (SCOLAR), Hong Kong?HKD $901,887.50?(Hong Kong Baptist University, Principal Investigator),?An exploratory study of language assessment training in Hong Kong: Trends, quality and development (Ref. no.:EDB(LE)/P&R/EL/175/4)
2015-17? ? Research Grants Council, General Research Fund/Early Career Scheme (GRF/ECS), Hong Kong?HKD $427,260?(Hong Kong Baptist University, Principal Investigator),?Implementing portfolio assessment as classroom innovation in EFL writing
2011-12? ?Research Grants Council, General Research Fund (GRF), Hong Kong?HKD $441,825?(Chinese University of Hong Kong, Co-investigator),?Implementing innovative feedback approaches in secondary EFL writing in Hong Kong?(Principal Investigator: Professor Icy Lee)
2011-12? ?Research Grants Council, Knowledge Transfer Fund (KTF), Hong Kong?HKD $30,000?(The Education University of Hong Kong, Primary Investigator),?Developing learning potential from internal school tests
2009-11?????Research Grants Council, General Research Fund (GRF), Hong Kong?HKD $492,200?(The University of Hong Kong, Co-investigator),?Developing formative instructional power from internal school tests?(Principal Investigator: Professor David Carless)
2008-09????Departmental Research Fund (DRF), The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong?HKD $20,000?(Principal Investigator),?Implementing formative assessment strategies in teacher education classrooms
2004-06????Quality Education Fund (QEF), Education and Manpower Bureau, Hong Kong?HKD $314,000?(University of Hong Kong, Co-investigator),?Making school-based assessment more effective in English language education?(Principal Investigator: Professor Chris Davison)
Selected PublicationsPublications in international refereed journals, book chapters,?and sole-authored booksLam, R. (in press). E-Portfolio as alternative assessment during the pandemic: Validity, Practicality, and Washback. In K. Sadeghi (Ed.), Technology-Assisted Language Assessment in Diverse Contexts: Lessons from the Tradition to Online Testing during COVID-19. New York: Routledge.
Lam, R., Lau, M., & Wong, J. (in press). E-Portfolios as a technological-enabled assessment: Surviving or Accommodating COVID-19. In K. Sadeghi (Ed.), Technology-Enhanced Language Teaching and Learning: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic. London: Bloomsbury.
Lam, R. (in press). Assessing creative writing formatively and summatively with e-Portfolios: A case study in Hong Kong. In B. Chamcharatsri & A. Iida (Eds.), International Perspectives on Using Creative Writing in Second Language Education: Supporting Language Learners’ Proficiency, Identity and Creative Expression. New York: Routledge.
Lam, R. (in press). E-Portfolios: What we know, what we don’t, and what we need to know. RELC Journal. (SSCI-indexed journal)
Lam, R. (in press). Assessment training in the use of portfolios: Voices from writing teachers. In L. Hamp-Lyons & J. Yan (Eds.),?Assessing the Writing of Chinese Learners of English. UK: Springer.
Lam, R. (2021). Using ePortfolios to promote assessment of/for/as learning in EFL writing. The European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL, 10(1), 101-120. (SCOPUS-indexed journal)
Lam, R. (2020). Why reinvent the wheel? E-portfolios are for learning. ELT Journal, 74(4), 488-491.?(SSCI-indexed journal)
Gan, L., &?Lam, R. (2020). Understanding university English instructors’ assessment training needs in the Chinese context.?Language Testing in Asia, 10:11, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40468-020-00109-y (SCOPUS-indexed journal)
Lam, R. (2020). Investigating assessment as learning in second language writing: A qualitative research perspective.?International Journal of Qualitative Methods,?19(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1177/1672 (SSCI-indexed journal)
Lam, R. (2020). Writing portfolio assessment in practice: Individual, institutional, and systemic issues.?Pedagogies: An International Journal,?15(3), 169-182. (SCOPUS-indexed journal)
Wang, L., &?Lam, R. (2020). Exploring an EFL teacher’s beliefs and practices in teaching topical debates in Mainland China.?Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research,8(1), 25-44. (SCOPUS-indexed journal)
Lam, R. (2019).?Using Portfolios in Language Teaching?(New Portfolio Series 4). Singapore: SEAMEO RELC. (Sole-authored book)
Lam, R. (2019). Evolution of writing assessment in Hong Kong secondary school: Policy, practice and implications for literacy development. In B. Reynolds & M.F. Teng (Eds).?English Literacy Instruction for Chinese Speakers?(pp. 143-157).?Singapore: Palgrave MacMillan.
Lam, R. (2019). Teacher assessment literacy: Surveying knowledge, conceptions and practices of classroom-based writing assessment in Hong Kong.?System, 81, 78-89. (SSCI-indexed journal)
Lam, R. (2018). Understanding assessment as learning in writing classrooms: The case of portfolio assessment [Special issue].?Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 6(3), 19-36. (SCOPUS-indexed journal)
Lam, R. (2018). [Review of the book?The Politics of English Second Language Writing Assessment in Global Contexts, edited by T. Ruecker & D. Crusan].?Journal of Second Language Writing, 41, 80-82.?(SSCI-indexed journal)
Lam, R. (2018). Testing, Drilling and Learning: What Purpose Does the Grade 3 Territory-Wide System Assessment Serve??Asia Pacific Education Review, 19(3), 363-374. ?https://doi.org/10.1007/s12564-018-9523-z (SSCI-indexed journal)
Lam, R. (2018).?Portfolio Assessment for the Teaching and Learning of Writing. Singapore: Springer. (Sole-authored book)
Lam, R. (2018). Teacher learning of portfolio assessment practices: Testimonies of two writing teachers. In?H. Jiang & M.F. Hill ?(Eds.),?Teacher Learning from Classroom Assessment: Perspectives from Asia Pacific?(pp. 99-119). New York: Springer.
Lam, R. (2018). Promoting self-reflection in writing: A showcase portfolio approach. In A. Burns & J. Siegel (Eds.),?International Perspectives on Teaching Skills in ELT?(pp. 219-231). London: Palgrave MacMillan.
Lam, R. (2017). Enacting feedback utilization from a task-specific perspective.?The Curriculum Journal, 28(2), 266-282. DOI: 10.1080/09585176.2016.1187185 (SCOPUS-indexed journal)
Lam, R. (2017). Taking stock of portfolio assessment scholarship: From research to practice.?Assessing Writing, 31, 84-97. (SSCI-indexed journal)
Lam, R. (2016). Assessment as learning: Examining a cycle of teaching, learning, and assessment of writing in the portfolio-based classroom.?Studies in Higher Education,?41(11), 1900-1917.?(SSCI-indexed journal)
Lam, R. (2016). Implementing assessment for learning in a Confucian context: The case of Hong Kong 2004-14. In D. Wyse, L. Hayward & J. Pandya (Eds.),?The Sage Handbook of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment?(Vol. 2, pp. 756-771). London: Sage.
Lam, R. (2015). Convergence and divergence of process and portfolio approaches to L2 writing instruction: Issues and implications.?RELC Journal, 46(3), 293-308.?(SCOPUS-indexed journal)
Lam, R. (2015). Feedback about self-regulation: Does it remain an ‘unfinished business’ in portfolio assessment of writing??TESOL Quarterly, 49(2), 402-413. (SSCI-indexed journal)
Lam, R. (2015). Understanding EFL students’ development of self-regulated learning in a process-oriented writing course.?TESOL Journal, 6(3), 527-553.
Lam, R. (2015). Language assessment training in Hong Kong: Implications for language assessment literacy.?Language Testing, 32(2), 169-197. (SSCI-indexed journal)
Lam, R. (2014). Can student-generated test materials support learning??Studies in Educational Evaluation, 43, 95-108. (SCOPUS-indexed journal)
Lam, R. (2014). Promoting self-regulated learning through portfolio assessment: Testimony and recommendations.?Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 39(6), 699-714. (SSCI-indexed journal)
Carless, D., &?Lam, R. (2014). The examined life: perspectives of lower primary school students in Hong Kong.?Education 3 – 13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education, 42(3), 313-329.
Carless, D., &?Lam, R.?(2014). Developing assessment for productive learning in Confucian-influenced settings: Potentials and challenges. In C. Wyatt-Smith, V. Klenowski & P. Colbert (Eds.),?Designing Assessment for Quality Learning?(pp. 167-182). Dordrecht: Springer.
Lam, R. (2013). The relationship between assessment types and text revision.?ELT Journal, 67(4), 446-458. (SSCI-indexed journal)
Lam, R. (2013). Formative use of summative tests: Using test preparation to promote performance and self-regulation.?The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher,?22(1), 69-78. (SSCI-indexed journal)
Lam, R. (2013). Two portfolio systems: EFL students’perceptions of writing ability, text improvement, and feedback.?Assessing Writing, 18(2), 132-153. (SSCI-indexed journal)
Lam, R. (2011). Trying out comment-only marking (COM): A worthwhile experience.?SLWIS Newsletter, TESOL, 6(2), 9-12.
Lam, R. (2010). The role of self-assessment in students’writing portfolios: A classroom investigation.?TESL Reporter, 43(2), 16-34.
Lam, R. (2010). A peer review training workshop: Coaching students to give and evaluate peer feedback.?TESL Canada Journal, 27(2), 114-127.
Lam, R., & Lee, I. (2010). Balancing the dual functions of portfolio assessment.?ELT Journal,?64(1), 54-64.?(SSCI-indexed journal)
Lam, R. (2008). Adopting effective portfolio-based assessment: An integrative approach.?Modern English Teacher, 17(1), 36-41.
Lam, R. (2006). Students’ perceptions of the implementation of portfolio assessment in the language classroom. In C. Davison (Ed.),?Enhancing Effective English Language Assessment in Secondary Schools: Integrating Theory and Practice.?Quality Education Fund/Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong.
Plenary/Invited TalksLam, R. (2021, August). Using e-Portfolios to connect language teaching, learning, and assessment: A pragmatic approach. Dissemination Seminar of Quality Education Fund (QEF) Project 2020/21. Centre for Language Education and Multiliteracies Research, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (Plenary)
Lam, R., Lau, M., & Wong, J. (2021, July). E-Portfolios as a technology-enabled assessment: Surviving or accommodating Covid-19. Learning & Teaching Expo Online 2021: Futures of Education, Hong Kong Education City, Hong Kong.
Lam, R. (2021, June). An exploratory study of language assessment training in Hong Kong: Trends, quality and development. 25^th Anniversary Conference of SCOLAR, Standing Committee on Language Education and Research, Education Bureau, Hong Kong. (Research seminar)
Lam, R. (2021, May). Communicating with your students via e-assessment, Joint HKBU-EdUHK Workshop Series of the Advanced Study Institute for Authentic Assessment. Centre for Holistic Teaching and Learning, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong. (Workshop)
Lam, R. (2021, March).?From?paper to digital portfolios: Evolution of writing portfolio-based research – 1980-2020. 55th RELC International Conference on Sustainable Language Education: Standards, Strategies and Systems, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization – Regional Language Centre, Singapore. (Plenary)
Lam, R. (2020, August).?Workshop series of online teaching, learning & assessment – My paradigm shift of using alternative assessment, Centre for Holistic Teaching and Learning, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong. (Online Induction Workshop)
Lam, R. (2020, March).?Assessing?students’ performance online – digital assessment: Teaching and Learning Experience Sharing (TALES) 2019-20 Seminar Series, Centre for Holistic Teaching and Learning, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong. (Workshop)
Lam, R. (2020, February).?eLearning 101 –?setting up online classes: Teaching and Learning Experience Sharing (TALES) 2019-20 Seminar Series, Centre for Holistic Teaching and Learning, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong. (Workshop)
Lam, R. (2020, January).?Synergizing?teaching and research into assessment literacy: Beyond a confession. Departmental Teaching and Learning Seminar, Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong. (Seminar)
Lam, R. (2019, September).?Investigating Assessment as Learning in L2 Writing: A Qualitative Research Perspective. The 1st International Triennial Conference on Qualitative Research on Language Education in Contemporary Asia: New Perspectives, Directions, and Innovations. Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia.?(Plenary)
Lam, R. (2019, August).?Writing Assessment Literacy: The Role of Assessment Training in Portfolio Use. 28th MELTA International Conference 2019 on English Language Education and Society 5.0: Developing Sustainable Literacies. Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. (Invited Featured Paper)
Lam, R. (2018, August).?Assessment as Learning in Classroom-Based Writing Assessment: Aligning Theory, Research and Practice. Siliwangi International English Conference 2018, Siliwangi University, Tasikmalaya, Indonesia.?(Plenary)
Lam, R. (2017, April).?What Research Tells Us about Writing Portfolio Assessment in Practice: Trends, Issues and Future Directions. Hong Kong Association?for Applied Linguistics Seminar, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. (Seminar)
Lam, R. (2017, March).?Issues in Writing Portfolio Assessment: An Assessment-as-Learning Perspective. Learning & Teaching @ EdUHK Festival 2017: Innovation and Excellence, Department of English Language Education, The Education University of Hong Kong. (Seminar)
Lam, R. (2017, March).?Reflection on a Teacher Educator’s Professional Journey: Up Close and Personal.?Learning & Teaching @ EdUHK Festival 2017: Innovation and Excellence,?Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong. (Seminar)
Lam, R. (2014, June).?Helping students to tackle the standardized writing assessment: A genre-based perspective, Pearson 2014 HKDSE English Language Exam Analysis, Pearson, Hong Kong.?(Plenary)
Lam, R. (2013, April).?Formative use of summative tests: Using test preparation to promote performance and self-regulation, Departmental Research Seminar, Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong. (Seminar)
Carless, D., &?Lam, R.?(2012, December).?Learning-oriented assessment in Confucian-influenced settings: Challenges and possibilities, Symposia on Classroom-based Assessment, The Second GDUFS Forum on Applied Linguistics, Guangzhou, China. (Symposium)
Lam, R., Court, K., & Johnson, H. (2011, March).?An enterprise project: Working with international partners, Faculty of Education Development Day: Scholarship, Research and Enterprise, The University of Cumbria, Lancaster, UK.?(Plenary)
Paper Presentations at ConferencesGan, L., & Lam, R. (2021, March). A scoping review on language assessment literacy: Trends, challenges and prospects, 55th RELC International Conference – Sustainable Language Education: Standards, Strategies and Systems, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization – Regional Language Centre, Singapore.
Lam, R., Lau, M., & Wong, J. (2020, December). E-Portfolios as a technology-enabled assessment: Surviving or accommodating Covid-19. Learning and Teaching Expo 2020: Education in the Age and Beyond COVID-19, Hong Kong Education City, Hong Kong.
Gan, L., & Lam, R. (2020, November). Understanding English instructors’ assessment training needs in the Chinese context, Asia TEFL 2020 International Conference – Interweaving Theory and Practice in ELT in Asia: Creating New Prospects for the Future, KINTEX Conference Centre, Goyang, South Korea.
Lam, R. (2018, March).?Writing Assessment Literacy: Investigating Secondary-Level Teacher Conceptions, Knowledge and Practices, 53rd RELC International Conference on 50 Years of English Language Teaching and Assessment – Reflections, Insights and Possibilities, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization – Regional Language Centre, Singapore.
Lam, R. (2017, June).?Writing portfolio assessment: Principles, issues and recommendations. The 16th Symposium on Second Language Writing: Assessing Second Language Writing, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Lam, R. (2017, March).?Pedagogy on self-reflection in writing: An illustration of showcase portfolio approach, 52nd RELC International Conference on Dimensions of Language Education: Policy, Perspectives, Practice, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization – Regional Language Centre, Singapore.
Lam, R. (2016, March).?Engaging students with feedback in language classrooms: We know why not how,?51st RELC International Conference on Teaching Literacies – Emerging Pathways and Possibilities in Language Education, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization – Regional Language Centre, Singapore.
Lam, R. (2016, March).?A mirage or an oasis? Language assessment training in Hong Kong, 51st RELC International Conference on Teaching Literacies – Emerging Pathways and Possibilities in Language Education, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization – Regional Language Centre, Singapore.
Lam, R. (2015, May).?Assessment as learning: Examining a cycle of teaching, learning, and assessment of writing in the portfolio-based classroom, International Conference: Assessment for Learning in Higher Education 2015, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Lam, R. (2014, June).?Student-generated test materials as a means to empower learning, Second Thammasat University International ELT Conference, Redesigning the Ecology of Asian Englishes: Where Theory Meets Practice, Bangkok, Thailand.
Lam, R., Mak, P., & Lee, I. (2012, March).?Understanding EFL students’ self-learning capacity in two portfolio classrooms, TESOL International Convention: A Declaration of Excellence, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Lam, R. (2011, June).?Portfolio assessment as a process of change: Instructors’ perspectives, Symposium on Second Language Writing 2011, Writing for Scholarly Publication: Beyond “Publish or Perish”, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Lam, R. (2009, December).?Pedagogical and theoretical implications of two portfolio assessment approaches: Writing for learning or writing for evaluation??Third HAAL Research Forum, Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics, Hong Kong.
Lam, R., & Lee, I. (2009, November).?Balancing the dual functions of portfolio assessment: Lessons from a case study, Symposium on Second Language Writing 2009: The Future of Second Language Writing, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.
Lam, R. (2008, December).?Exploring two portfolio approaches in the EFL writing classroom, 13th International Conference on English in South East Asia (ESEA 2008): Englishes and Literatures-in-English in a Globalised World, National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Lam, R. (2008, August).?Designing effective portfolio assessment in the EFL context, 2008 Asia TEFL International Conference, Globalizing Asia: The Role of ELT, Sanur Paradise Plaza Hotel, Bali, Indonesia.
Lam, R. (2008, June).?Impact of peer review on EFL students: A case in Hong Kong, Symposium on Second Language Writing, Foreign Language Writing Instruction: Principles and Practices, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Lam, R. (2008, January).?Integrating alternative assessment into a writing course: Examining teachers’ readiness,?Responding to Change: Flexibility in the Delivery of Language Programmes, An International Conference, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Payap University, Hong Kong and Thailand.
Current and Past?Leadership Roles(2021-2022) Associate Head, Department of Education Studies
(2021-2022) Chair of Master Programme Planning and Management Committee
(2021-2022) Chair of Teacher Education Management Committee
(2021-2022) Coordinator of Quality Assurance Committee (Department of Education Studies)
(2021-2022) Member of EDUC Advisory Committee
(2021-2022) Department Representative of Faculty Learning and Teaching Committee (FLTC)
(2021-2022) Faculty Representative of Faculty of Social Sciences on the Taught Postgraduate Regulations Committee (TPRC)
(2015-to date)?Programme Director?of Master of Education (MEd), Hong Kong Baptist University
(2013-2015)?Programme Coordinator?of Full-time Master of Education (MEd), Hong Kong Baptist University
(2011-2012)??Programme Leader?of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in?English Studies & Bachelor of Education (Honours) in English Language Education (in collaboration with Chinese University of Hong Kong), The Education University of Hong Kong
(2010-2011)??Associate Programme Leader?of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Contemporary English and Education (in collaboration with Lingnan University), The Education University of Hong Kong
(2009-2011)?Field Experience Coordinator?of Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Secondary), The Education University of Hong Kong
(2009-2010)??Programme Leader?of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Contemporary English and Education (in collaboration with Lingnan University), The Education University of Hong Kong
(2008-2009)?Field Experience Coordinator?of Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Primary), The Education University of Hong Kong
Commitments to International Editorial Boards?(2021-2022) Guest Editor of a Special Issue for Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics (CJAL) titled “Developing assessment literacy for classroom-based formative assessment” with Dr. Peter Yongqi GU from Victoria University of Wellington.? https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/CJAL/html
(2021-to date) Appointed Member of the Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research (IJLTR) Editorial Board
(2020-to date) Associate Editor of Frontiers in Psychology and Frontiers in Education, Frontier Open-Access Journal
(2018-2020)??Advisory Editor?of?Asia Pacific Education Review?(APER)
(2018-to date) Invited reviewer of?International Journal of Language Testing and Assessment?(IJoLTA)
(2017-to date)? Appointed Member of the?Assessing Writing?Editorial Board
(2016-to date) Official Editorial Reviewer of the?Asian EFL Journal
(2016-2018)? Appointed Member of the?TESOL Journal?Editorial Advisory Board
(2015-to date)??Appointed Member of the?Sage Open Journal?Editorial Review Board
(2015-to date)? Appointed Member of the?RELC Journal?Editorial Board
Consultancy/Professional/Community Services(2021) Invited external reviewer of Education Research Funding Programme (ERFP) grant application for the 26^th Request for Proposals (RFP; Office of Education Research, National Institute of Education, Singapore)
(2021-to date) Invited reviewer of Journal of Second Language Writing
(2021)? ? Invited External Reviewer of Education Research Funding Programme (ERFP) grant application for the 25^th Request for Proposals (RFP; Office of Education Research, National Institute of Education, Singapore)
(2021)? ? Assessor of English Language (Primary 6) for Territory-wide System Assessment (TSA): Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
(2021)? ? External Examiner of PhD Examination – Thesis Title: “Linking learners and learning: Building teacher and school leader capacity in effective feedback to improve student outcomes”, Ms. Rochelle BURTON, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Queensland
(2021-24)? Member of the Advisory Peer Group (APG) for the English Language Studies and English Teacher Education undergraduate programmes in the School of Education and Languages, The Open University of Hong Kong
(2020-23)? Member of the Advisory Peer Group (APG) for the Master of Arts in Applied English Linguistics in the School of Arts and Social Sciences, The Open University of Hong Kong
(2020-23)? Appointed Member of the Task Group on Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (LPAT), the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA)
(2020-23)??Appointed Member?of the Public Examinations Board (PEB) under the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA)
(2020)? ??Invited reviewer of?Frontiers in Psychology
(2020)? ? External Examiner of PhD Examination – Thesis Title: “Unveiling assessment for learning in Chinese university English-as-a-foreign-language classrooms: Teacher and student perspectives”, Ms. Xiaoming (Molly) WU, Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Auckland
(2020)? ??External Examiner of EdD Examination?– Thesis Title: “Students’ perceptions of collaborative writing: A Hong Kong secondary school case study”, Ms. Tam Ka Yi, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
(2020)? ?External Examiner of PhD Examination?– Thesis Title: “Supervisory feedback: A mixed-methods multi-perspectival study”, Ms. Neupane Bastola Madhu, Department of English, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
(2020)? ?External Examiner of PhD Examination?– Thesis Title: “Beginning Chinese-heritage language teachers’ conceptions and practices of assessment”, Ms. Jiani Yun, Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Auckland
(2020)? ?External Examiner of PhD Examination?– Thesis Title: “The use of computer-adaptive formative assessment: Australian English language teacher perceptions”, Mr. IJIWADE Oluwaseun Olasunkanmi, School of Education, The University of New South Wales
(2020)? ?External Examiner of EdD Examination?– Thesis Title: “Using differentiated instruction and backward planning to cater for learner diversity in an ESL classroom”, Ms. CHENG Hong Nei, Connie, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
(2020)? ?External Examiner of EdD Examination?– Thesis Title: “Understanding the impacts from public English language examinations on local primary schools in Hong Kong”, Ms. FENN Polly Kar Po, Faculty of Social Science and Law, University of Bristol
(2020)??External Examiner of PhD Examination?– Thesis Title: “The preparation of assessment literate teachers: Examining language testing and assessment courses in China and New Zealand”, Ms. YAO Wenjing, Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Auckland
(2020)? ?Provision of Professional Support and Services for ‘i-Journey’ Paid Non-local Study Leave Scheme for Secondary School Teachers (2020/21), Education Bureau, HKSAR, Consultancy Work
(2019-2022)?Member of the Advisory Peer Group (APG) for the MEd suite of programmes in the School of Education and Languages, The Open University of Hong Kong
(2019)??Invited external reviewer?of a teaching and learning proposal entitled “Telecollaboration in Tertiary Education: Cultivating Students’ Intercultural Communication Competence and Problem-solving Skills in Teaching and Learning Second Language”?for Teaching Development Grant (TDG) and Community of Practice (CoP) Projects of the Education University of Hong Kong
(2019)? ??Chair?of the 8th Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics (HAAL) Conference Organizing Committee
(2019)? ??Invited external reviewer?of?the Katie Shu Sui Pui Charitable Trust – Research and Publication Fund (Applied Research)?from the Open University of Hong Kong
(2019)?? Provision of Professional Support and Services for ‘i-Journey’ Paid Non-local Study Leave Scheme for Secondary School Teachers (2019/20), Education Bureau, HKSAR, Consultancy Work
(2019)? ?External team member?of Quality Enhancement Support Scheme (QESS) funded project “Enhancing Learning Experience of Engineering Students in Technical English Communication”?(Faculty of Science and Technology, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, THEi)
(2019)??External Examiner of MEd Thesis Examination?– Thesis Title: “Teacher perceptions of the impact of a school-developed professional learning programme on their effectiveness in assessing students’ engagement and progress in learning”, Mr. Jaime RODRIGUEZ, School of Education, The University of New South Wales
(2019)? Assessor of English Language (Primary 6) for Territory-wide System Assessment (TSA): Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
(2018)??External Examiner of PhD Examination?– Thesis Title: “A belief system in EFL reading instruction: A multiple case study on Chinese university English teachers”, Ms. MO Xinyu, Department of English Language Education, The Education University of Hong Kong
(2018-to date) Invited reviewer of?Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research?(IJLTR)
(2018)? External Examiner of EdD Examination?– Thesis Title: “Fostering self-directed learning through a school-based out-of-class English learning programme: A case study of less able learners in a Hong Kong secondary school”, Ms. CHEUNG Hiu Tung, Becky, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
(2018)???Internal Examiner of PhD Examination?– Thesis Title: “Didactical interactions and tool-task dialectic in mathematics classrooms”, Mr. LEI Ka Hio, Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University
(2018)??Invited external reviewer?of a teaching and learning proposal for?Teaching Development Grant (TDG) and Community of Practice (CoP) Projects of the Education University of Hong Kong
(2018)? Invited reviewer of?European Journal of Teacher Education
(2018) Assessor of English Language (Primary 6) for Territory-wide System Assessment (TSA): Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
(2018) Invited proposal reviewer of?16th Asia TEFL International Conference?(Macau, China)
(2017)?Invited external reviewer?of grant application for the Nineteenth Request for Proposals (Office of Education Research, National Institute of Education, Singapore)
(2017-to date)? Invited reviewer of?Journal of English for Academic Purposes
(2017)?External Examiner of PhD Examination?– Thesis Title: “Individual differences and written corrective feedback: Exploring the effects of direct and coded feedback on Chinese EFL learners’ writing accuracy”, Ms. LI Yingying, The University of Hong Kong
(2017) Assessor of English Language (Primary 6) for Territory-wide System Assessment (TSA): Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
(2017)?External Examiner of EdD Examination?– Thesis Title: “Teacher Factors and Washback: Case Studies of IELTS Preparatory Courses in Hong Kong”, Miss Rachel FT WONG, University of Bristol
(2016-to date)? Invited reviewer of?The Journal of Asia TEFL
(2016-to date)? Invited reviewer of?Studies in Higher Education
(2016-to date)? Invited reviewer of?Papers in Language Testing and Assessment (PLTA): An International Journal of the Association for Language Testing and Assessment of Australia and New Zealand
(2016) Invited reviewer of book title proposal ‘Designing Quality Authentic Assessments’, Routledge
(2016)? Invited reviewer of book series proposal ‘Assessment in Schools: Principles in Practice’, Routledge
(2016-to date)? Invited reviewer of?Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice
(2016-to date)? Invited reviewer of?Pedagogies: An International Journal
(2016)??Examiner of PhD Examination?– Thesis Title: “Feedback Practices in English Writing Skills at Tertiary Level in Vietnam”, Thi Ha Nguyen, Monash University
(2016)? Member of the 6th Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics (HAAL) 2016 Conference Organizing Committee
(2016)? Member of?2016 Hong Kong?Baptist University and Sun Yat-Sen University EDUC-SYSU Exchange Programme Organizing Committee
(2015-2018)??Executive Committee Member of Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics (HAAL)
(2014-to date)? Executive Committee?Member of Hong Kong Educational Research Association (HKERA)
(2016-to date)? Invited reviewer of?Open Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance Learning
(2016-to date)? Invited reviewer of?TESOL Journal
(2016) Invited official reviewer of?TESOL 2017 International Convention & English Language Expo?(Seattle, Washington, USA)
(2016-to date)? Invited reviewer of?British Journal of Educational Technology
(2016-to date)? Invited reviewer of?European Journal of Engineering Education
(2016-to date)? Invited reviewer of?Asia Pacific Education Review
(2016-to date) ?Invited reviewer of?Education Journal
(2016-to date)??Invited reviewer of?Educational Research for Policy and Practice
(2015)? Invited official reviewer of?TESOL 2016 International Convention & English Language Expo?(Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
(2015)? Invited proposal reviewer of?TESOL 2015 Regional Conferences – Excellence in Language Instruction: Supporting Classroom Teaching & Learning?(Singapore)
(2015-to date)?Invited reviewer of?RELC Journal
(2015-to date)?Invited reviewer of?TESL-EJ
(2015-to date)?Invited reviewer of?Educational Studies
(2015-to date) Invited reviewer of?Language Assessment Quarterly
(2015-to date) Invited reviewer of?Language Testing
(2015-to date) Invited reviewer of?The Curriculum Journal
(2015-to date) Invited reviewer of?TESOL Quarterly
(2014-to date) Invited reviewer of?Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
(2014-to date) Invited reviewer of?Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education
(2014-to date) Invited reviewer of?Learning: Research & Practice?Journal
(2014-to date) Invited article editor for?Sage Open Journal
(2014)??Invited proposal reviewer of?TESOL 2015 International Convention?and English Language Expo?(Toronto, Canada)
(2014) Invited proposal reviewer of?the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) Conference 2014?(Hong Kong, China)
(2014-15) Assessor of English Language (Primary 6) for Territory-wide System Assessment (TSA): Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
(2013-15) Chairperson of the Test Development Committee for Basic Competency Assessment (BCA) – Student Assessment (Key Stage Three English): Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
(2013-to date) Invited reviewer of?System
(2013-to date)?Invited reviewer of?Assessing Writing
(2013-to date) Invited reviewer of?Studies in Educational Evaluation
(2012-to date) Invited reviewer of?The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher
(2012) Proposal reviewer of?2013 TESOL International Convention?and English Language Expo
(2012) Invited reviewer of?Journal of Languages and Culture
(2011) Invited Speakerof Professional Development Day, “Enhancing student learning through formative assessment strategies”: Emmanuel Primary School, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon
(2010-to date) Invited reviewer of?Instructional Science
(2010-12) Appointed English Advisor to assist in development of new English Programmes and Courses: Hong Kong School of Commerce
(2009) Invited Speaker of Professional Development Workshop on Social Issues (New Senior Secondary English Curriculum): CCC Kei Chi Secondary School, Kwun Tong, Kowloon
(2008) Member of Moderation Group (English – Secondary) for Basic Competency Assessment (BCA) – Student Assessment: Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
(2007) Expert Panelist for the English Enhancement Scheme for CMI Schools and Additional Support for EMI Schools: Education Bureau
(2005-06) Marker of Paper I, English Language (Syllabus B), Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination: Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
(2004-06) Oral Examiner of Paper IV, English Language (Syllabus A & B), Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination: Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
(2001-05) Item-writer and Marker of S.1 & S.3 English Language, Hong Kong Attainment Test: Education Bureau (Research and Test Development Section)
Research Postgraduate Student SupervisionPhD Thesis Supervision (Principal Supervisor: Supervisee: GAN Ling, Gloria, ID: 19481578; Thesis Title: “Language assessment literacy development of university English instructors in Chinese context: An ethnographic case study”; Status: Ongoing)
EdD Thesis Supervision (Principal Supervisor; Supervisee: HE Jiaofei, Joanna, ID: 18446930; Thesis Title: “The effect of metacognitive strategy training on English vocabulary learning for Chinese senior high school students”; Status: Ongoing)
EdD Thesis Supervision (Principal Supervisor; Supervisee: KANG Miaomiao, Rita, ID: 18449891; Thesis Title: “An investigation of university English instructors’ formative assessment literacy in Chinese exam-oriented culture”; Status: Ongoing)
PhD Thesis Supervision (Principal Supervisor; Supervisee: WANG Lan, Nancy, ID: 17481562; Thesis Title: “Exploring EFL teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge for teaching speaking in Chinese universities: A multiple case study”; Status:?Completed)
EdD Thesis Supervision (Principal Supervisor; Supervisee: YANG Ke, Steven, ID: 16447093; Thesis Title: “English as medium of instruction at a Sino-British university in China: Exploring student and teacher perceptions”; Status: Completed)
PhD Thesis Supervision (Co-Supervisor; Supervisee: TENG Feng, Mark, ID: 16483332; Thesis Title: “Understanding identities in practice, discourse, and activity: English lecturers’ experiences in the context of mainland China higher education reform”; Status:?Completed)
PhD Thesis Supervision (Co-Supervisor; Supervisee; LAU Man Yuen, Connie, ID: 09466738; Thesis Title: “Investigating the Implementation of ‘Fine-tuning Medium of Instruction Policy’ in Hong Kong”; Status:?Completed)