text: Some may say that the lack of format or instructions will cause worse performances with the project. Although I can see that point in which giving them instructions will be easier to grade and to show an understanding, it will also cause a lack of involvement and need to do it. Sometimes, instructions are not gonna be crystal clear and some students would fail to understand and do things wrong. Given the same format will cause an increase in cheating and copying other students since formatting should be the same for everyone. Doing work in which should be their free time isn't really gonna be ideal when they aren't given much freedom or creativity to work with.