Dr Lin Rongchan

Selected Publications

Journal Papers

Lin, R. (2023). Examining the scoring of content integration in a listening-speaking test: A G-Theory analysis. Language Assessment Quarterly, 20(3), 319–338. https://doi.org/10.1080/15434303.2023.2242334

Lin, R., & Koh, L. Y. G. (2023). Using AI to enhance teaching, learning and assessment: With illustrative examples from Singapore primary and secondary Chinese language curriculum. Chinese Language Teaching in Singapore, 67(2023), 12–21. (Work is in Chinese)

Lin, R., & Choong, K.W. (2022). From teacher assessment literacy to student assessment literacy. The World of Chinese Language and Literature, 38(2), 57–64. (Work is in Chinese)

Books

Liu, Y., Shao, M., Lin R., & Chen, C. (2024). A comprehensive study of the development of Chinese as a foreign language in the United States. Peking University Press. (Work is in Chinese.)

Lin, R. (2021). Where are you going?. Lingzi Media & Committee to Promote Chinese Language Learning. (Short story in Chinese; Graded reader for MOE schools; Adapted into short film)

Book Chapters

Lin, R., (2026). Designing quality rubrics for classroom assessment. In K. L. Chue, A. Yeo, K. H. K. Tan & H. Y. Tay (Eds), Fundamentals of assessment: Principles and practices for the classroom (pp.98–111). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003534648-10

Rasooli, A., & Lin, R. (2026). Defensible assessment practices in classroom contexts. In K. L. Chue, A. Yeo, K. H. K. Tan & H. Y. Tay (Eds.), Fundamentals of assessment: Principles and practices for the classroom (pp. 31–41). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003534648-4

Chue, K. L., & Lin, R. (2024). Enhancing students' well-being through assessment practices: A Singapore perspective. In O. S. Tan, E. L. Low, I. S. Caleon, & E. L. Ng (Eds.), Enhancing holistic well-being of children and youth: Insights from Singapore for research, policy and practice in education (pp.47–59). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-3515-0_4

Lin, R. (2020). Rubrics for scoring, interpretations and decision-making. In K. H. K. Tan (Ed.), Assessment rubrics decoded: An educator’s guide (pp. 46–62). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429022081

Grabowski, K., & Lin, R. (2019). Multivariate generalizability theory in language assessment. In Aryadoust, V & Raquel, M (Eds.), Quantitative data analysis for language assessment: Fundamental techniques (Volume I) (pp. 54-80). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315187815

Presentations

Lin, R. (2026, June 30–July 3). “What would you do?” Developing teacher assessment literacy through a situational judgment test [Symposium paper]. The International Testing Commission Conference 2026, Auckland, New Zealand.

Lin, R. (2025, November 28–30). From the teacher to the learner: Examining the synergy between assessment literacy and AI literacy in the language classroom [Keynote address]. The 12th International Forum on Chinese Language Education, Shanghai, China.

Lin, R. (2025, April 12). Translate & transform [GOH Speech]. The 18th National Secondary Schools Translation Competition, Singapore.

 Lin, R. (2024, November 15). My 3Cs in creative writing & translation: Connect. Collaborate. Create. [Panel presentation for the session titled "The creative power of translation: Connecting communities & empowering young voices"]. NTC 10th Anniversary Conference, Singapore. (Click here for brochure, pp.9–10).

Lin, R. (2024, August 31). From incubation to innovation [Invited talk]. Tan Kah Kee Forum on Education organized by Tan Kah Kee Foundation in commemoration of Mr. Tan Kah Kee's 150th birth anniversary, Singapore.

Lin, R. (2024, August 22). Where are you going? From page to screen. Seminar titled Multimodal Synergy: Enriching Creative Writing and Language Education organized by Multimodality Special Interest Group and supported by Office of Education Research, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Lin, R. (2024, July 19). From assessment to empowerment: Implementing authentic assessments in the Chinese language & literature classroom [Keynote address]. Chinese Literature Forum, Singapore.

Lin, R. (2023, November 22–24). Examining the content validity of a situational judgment test on teacher assessment literacy [Paper presentation]. ERAS International Conference & WERA Focal Meeting 2023, Singapore.

Lin, R. (2023, September 8). Are we in the DEEP end? Using artificial intelligence to develop student feedback literacy [Talk]. SUSS Language in Singapore Forum Series: Talking AI, Rethinking Humanity, Singapore.

Lin. R. (2020, October 29). Designing and using analytic rubrics to promote learning in the language classroom [Online lecture]. Invited by Foreign Language and International Education Department, Beijing Institute of Education, China.

Lin, R. (2018, November 13). The use of feedback to enhance learning [Closing address]. Bukit Batok Secondary School Learning Festival, Singapore.

Lin, R. (2018, October 30). The different faces of assessment [Talk]. Hwa Chong Institution Chinese Language Department Staff Retreat (College Section), Singapore.

Lin, R. (2018, March 24–27). Scoring of content in a modified scenario-based listening-speaking test [Paper presentation]. 2018 Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Chicago, United States.

Lin, R. (2017, December 6). The development and validation of rating scales for integrated language assessment [Talk]. Invited by Director of Language Testing Centre, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Lin, R. (2017, April 20). Examining analytic scoring for a scenario-based listening-speaking test [Talk]. (Professional Sharing at the School of Chinese as a Second Language, Peking University). Beijing, China.

Others

Leong, W. S., Tan, K., Tay, H. Y., Deneen, C. C., Fulmer, G. W., Lam, K., Lin, R. & Lipnevich, A. (2019). Perceptions, policies and practices: Assessment for learning in the Singapore context (NIE Research Brief Series No. 19-016). National Institute of Education, Singapore.

Leong, W. S., Ismail, H., Tay, H. Y., Tan, K., & Lin, R. (2019). Adopting learner-centred AfL process (Brochure). Singapore.