At WGU a performance assessment is scored aspect by aspect against a rubric, and if any aspect is not yet Competent the whole task comes back for revision — which is normal, not a fail. The evaluator's feedback names every failing aspect and describes what is insufficient against the task instructions and rubric, and on a pass it confirms where you demonstrated competency. The efficient move on a returned task is surgical: fix exactly the flagged aspects, leave the passing ones alone, and resubmit.
Why one aspect sends the whole task back
WGU rubrics break each task into aspects, and every aspect is judged on its own merit. To pass, all of them must reach Competent, so a single Not Competent aspect returns the task even if everything else is strong. That is the model working as designed, not a harsh grader.
Reading the evaluator feedback
Evaluators are subject-matter experts who assess anonymously and aim to be helpful. On a return, the feedback lists each failing aspect and explains what is insufficient or incorrect relative to the task instructions and the rubric. Read it as a checklist: each item is a specific, addressable gap, not a vague dissatisfaction.
Fix only what is flagged
The mistake students make is rewriting the whole task out of anxiety, which can break aspects that already passed. Address the named aspects precisely, quote the rubric language back in your revision so the fix is unmistakable, and leave the competent sections alone.
Resubmitting and the evaluation queue
A resubmission goes back into the evaluation queue, where WGU aims to return results within about 72 hours. Because the wait is real, batching your fixes into one strong resubmission beats sending a half-fixed version and burning another cycle.
Where a tutor fits
We help you turn evaluator feedback into a targeted revision: map each failing aspect to the rubric language, fix exactly what is flagged without disturbing what passed, and resubmit once so the next evaluation is the last one.
Sources and verification
Facts on this page come from official sources; anything that matters is worth checking against the originals, because program details change:
- www.wgu.edu: Western Governors University's official site
- cm.wgu.edu: the WGU Knowledge Center and Student Policy Handbook
- www.nwccu.org: the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, WGU's institutional accreditor
- apastyle.apa.org: APA Style, the standard for written tasks