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The omnipresent of digital tools has become a concern for educator to utilize it for their classroom process and Quizizz game application is created to assist teachers in evaluating students’ learning progress. The present study examined ESL students’ positive attitudes and challenges towards Quizizz game as online assessment. Using purposive sampling, the participants for this study encompassed 43 students from a national primary school in Selangor, Malaysia. The data collected using questionnaire, interview and reflective entries. This is a mixed method research utilizing both quantitative and qualitative research analysis techniques. The findings from this study revealed that ESL students showed positive attitude towards the Quizizz game as an online evaluation tool. On cognitive phase, students sensed it helped them to understand the learning. Meanwhile, for the behavioral phase they study hard to get high scores in this game. When it comes to affection points, the game makes students excite during the evaluation process. The participants also expressed that they still feel happy with the score and learning achievement gained from this game despite facing some challenges while playing it, for instance, time constraints, internet connectivity and creating competitive environment. The outcome of the present research will inform language instructor to optimize the use of digital tool regarded on students attitudes and suggested that further research using various online assessment tools will be worth carrying out.
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