This subcommittee was created to gather information, review research articles and attain feedback on the questions that are given to students for the end-of-semester evaluations. Student focus groups/surveys were sponsored by governing bodies at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

The proposed question set now includes between 9 and 12 items. Specifically, six items are proposed as rated items, 3 optional for colleges to add, and 3 open-ended items. These items were selected following much discussion and the adoption of a simple framework on teaching that emphasizes objectives that align with activities and materials, related to assessments via quizzes and assignments. The committee also gathered input from various faculty and administrative groups as well as student focus groups.

This subcommittee also recommended a set of Formative Assessment Practices (more colloquially referred to as feedback on teaching) to be added into ICON to encourage assessment while a class is still in session. Ongoing assessment addresses a primary student concern that feedback from students is never used to benefit the students who provide it. By collecting and acting on feedback during a course, instructors are increasing student voice and helping build a culture of continuous improvement. While the long-term goal is having a set of different assessments available, the committee initially created two, one that copied the rated items from the revised ACE and another that included open-ended questions.