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Direct linkLam, Ricky – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2020
Using portfolio assessment to enhance teaching and learning of writing has been ongoing for more than two decades. Despite extensive research on portfolio assessment, not much attention has been paid to its wider implementation in EFL writing settings where alternative assessment is rarely encouraged. This paper fills this gap by arguing that when…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Portfolio Assessment, Portfolios (Background Materials), English (Second Language)
Download full textLam, Ricky – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2018
In response to global assessment reforms, using assessment for learning (AfL) in various education jurisdictions is on the rise. However, using assessment as learning (AaL) appears to enjoy a low profile in language learning in general and in L2 writing in particular. To this end, the paper intends to describe what AaL is in relation to AfL, argue…
Descriptors: Portfolio Assessment, Writing Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Learning Strategies
Lam, Ricky – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2014
Portfolio assessment (PA) has been extensively adopted for writing development in the past three decades. Much research on PA primarily investigates students' and teachers' perceptions of its benefits, and how it influences students' motivation and general writing abilities. Despite its purported effectiveness, not much has been…
Descriptors: Portfolio Assessment, English (Second Language), Independent Study, Feedback (Response)
Lam, Ricky – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
Assessment for learning has been extensively researched in the past two decades. However, its applications as a means of classroom-based assessment, especially for promoting teaching and learning of writing, have been underrepresented in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) portfolio settings. This paper aims to critically review the extent to…
Descriptors: Portfolio Assessment, English (Second Language), Writing Instruction, Educational Assessment
Lam, Ricky – Assessing Writing, 2013
Research into portfolio assessment ("PA") typically describes teachers' development and implementation of different portfolio models in their respective teaching contexts, however, not much attention is paid to student perceptions of the portfolio approach or its impact on the learning of writing. To this end, this study aims to…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Student Attitudes, Portfolio Assessment, Foreign Countries
Lam, Ricky; Lee, Icy – ELT Journal, 2010
While research on portfolio assessment (PA) has focused largely on the summative aspects of writing assessment, not much has been done to find out its formative potential. Drawing upon student questionnaires and student and teacher interview data, this paper aims to explore the formative functions of PA and, specifically, how the formative…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Writing Evaluation, Portfolio Assessment, Writing Tests
