Teachers warn Leaving Cert changes risk inequality and AI misuse

Teachers warn Leaving Cert changes risk inequality and AI misuse, new ASTI survey finds. File picture

Irish teachers are “deeply dissatisfied” with changes to how the Leaving Cert is graded and say they will have extreme difficulty confirming whether AI has been used by students to achieve a higher mark.

New research from teaching union ASTI shows that the vast majority of teachers covering the four subjects currently utilising an Additional Assessment Component (AAC) believe that the 40% weighting given to project work is at least double what it should be.