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Chinese Name
林志強
Biography
Ricky LAM is Associate Professor and Programme Director of the Master of Education (MEd) in the Department of Education and Psychology at Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China. He is Associate Editor of Fronteris in Psychology and has served in several international editorial boards, such as Language Assessment Quarterly, Assessing Writing, RELC Journal, Journal of Asia TEFL, etc. Recently, he was named a top 2% scientist worldwide by Stanford University. Thus far, he has been mentoring 11 PhD/EdD students, eight of whom graduated successfully. His publications have appeared in numerous SSCI- and SCOPUS-indexed journals. Ricky is the author of Integrating E-Portfolios into L2 Classrooms: Education for Future (Multilingual Matters, 2024), Transformative Approach to E-Portfolio Assessment Practices in English as Foreign Language Classrooms (Cambridge Scholars, 2025), and Language Assessment Literacy Development: An Ethnographic Case Study on University English Instructors in China (Springer, 2026).
Research Interests
L2 writing assessment; formative assessment; digital portfolios; language assessment literacy
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD, The University of Hong Kong
Award Date: 20 Nov 2011
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Hong Kong primary and secondary school English teachers’ conception growth of technology-enabled alternative assessment and the dynamic development relationship with teacher assessment practices
LAM, R. C. K. (PI) & GAN, L. (CoI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/27
Project: Research project
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Jockey Club “Blended Learning” Project
KWONG, T. F. N. (CoPI), Lam, L.-C. P. (CoPI), LAM, R. C. K. (CoI) & Lau, K. C. V. (CoI)
1/08/22 → 31/07/25
Project: Research project
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Investigating e-portfolio assessment literacy among adolescent learners: Portfolio compilation, emotional experiences, and conceptions of assessment青少年電子檔案評估素養研究：檔案彙編，情感體驗及評估概念
LAM, R. C. K. (PI)
1/01/22 → 31/03/24
Project: Research project
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An exploratory study of language assessment training in Hong Kong: Trends, quality and development 香港英語教師評估訓練的探索研究: 趨勢,素質與發展
LAM, R. C. K. (PI)
1/09/18 → 31/12/20
Project: Research project
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Implementing Portfolio Assessment as Classroom Innovation in EFL Writing
LAM, R. C. K. (PI)
1/01/15 → 30/06/17
Project: Research project
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Adopting GenAI-Supported Portfolio Assessment to Promote Self-Regulated Learning: A Focus on Student Feedback Literacy
Ni, Y. (Co-first author) & Lam, R. C. K. (Co-first author), 5 Jul 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
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Alternative Assessment in Flipped Classrooms: What Works and What Doesn’t in Its Implementation
Chang, K. Y. T. & Lam, R. C. K., 9 Jul 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
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Assessment for learning: Using Alternative and Portfolio Assessment to Enhance Language Development
Lam, R. C. K., 29 Mar 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
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Contextualizing Private Tutor Identities in Shadow Education: A Cross-Cultural Review
Lyu, M. & Lam, R. C. K., 2 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ECNU Review of Education. 27 p., 20965311251331639.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Digital multimodal composing assessment in L2 contexts: A scoping review of challenges, methods, and implications
Lam, R. C. K. (Co-first author) & Liu, Y. (Co-first author), 21 Sept 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
Prizes
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Named World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University for two consecutive academic years
LAM, R. C. K. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Award
Activities
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Language Assessment Quarterly (External organisation)
LAM, R. C. K. (Committee/panel/advisory board member)
1 Feb 2025 → 31 Dec 2029Activity: Membership › Membership of board/committee/council
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Asia Pacific Education Review (Journal)
LAM, R. C. K. (Member of editorial board)
31 May 2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) (External organisation)
LAM, R. C. K. (Committee/panel/advisory board member)
Dec 2023 → Mar 2024Activity: Membership › Membership of board/committee/council
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Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (External organisation)
LAM, R. (Committee/panel/advisory board member)
Sept 2023 → Sept 2026Activity: Membership › Membership of board/committee/council
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The Journal of Asia TEFL (External organisation)
LAM, R. C. K. (Committee/panel/advisory board member)
24 Jun 2022 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of board/committee/council