Classroom Assessments for Improving Writing Proficiency of English Language Learners: Innovation, Interaction, and Impact

Classroom assessments are one of the most essential educational tools which can help teachers understand what their students are learning, by means of a) identifying students’ strengths and weaknesses, b) monitoring their learning and progress, and c) planning and conducting instruction. The current study aims at investigating various strategies of classroom assessments for improving writing proficiency of English language learners (ELLs) while highlighting primarily on three parameters: 1) innovation (new and innovative classroom assessment strategies), 2) interaction (student interactivity and engagement), and 3) impact (impact of the new assessment strategies on ESL writing proficiency in particular and overall learning process and proficiency in general)