Teachers like internal assessment but controlled assessment is flawed

Researchers found that the introduction of controlled assessments has been partly successful in increasing teachers' confidence that submitted work is the student's own. However, the negative effects - such as lost teaching time, detrimental effects on learning experiences, challenges for timetabling, issues with computer access, challenges dealing with student absences, reduced motivation for some students, and additional pressure and stress for students - outweigh the positive. Nonetheless, many teachers still believe that there should be some form of internal assessment in their subject as part of the GCSE.