“We find that allowing students to finalize their allocations late in the term significantly and positively impacts motivation, grades and attitudes. The results suggest that self-regulated learning skills may be enhanced if students have an opportunity to make more informed choices. This enables them to develop a better understanding of their strengths and weaknesses by reconsidering their initial beliefs, their actual results and the reasons for the differences.” (p.148)

Pacharn, P., Bay, D., & Felton, S. (2013). The Impact of a Flexible Assessment System on Students' Motivation, Performance and Attitude. Accounting Education, 22(2), 147-167. doi:10.1080/09639284.2013.765292