User:13Pigs/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Standardized Testing

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it is related to my Project #2 School Improvement Strategy.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Lead section

 * The lead section's introductory sentence is very relevant to the article's topic.
 * The lead section doesn't seem to include descriptions of the sub-topics in this article (for example, there is no mention of history or Testing for students of color, those with disabilities, and those from low-income communities in the United States)
 * This section is a little long and seems a little repetitive.

Content

 * The content is all relevant to standardized tests and does also discuss some of the inequities caused by standardized testing.

Tone and Balance

 * I feel that while the tone is neutral and both sides' opinions are included, more information is given as to why people critique standardized tests.

Sources and References

 * The definition section feels as though it could use more citations.
 * Same with the China, Australia, Colombia, and Canada subsections of the History section
 * There are many more sections that also feel like they need more citation

Organization and Writing Quality

 * The article is well-written, however, it is rather long and can be more concise in areas. I think that the sections generally make sense, but are not given equal page space.  There were a few grammatical mistakes (incorrect capitalization).

Images and Media

 * There are images in the article, though I don't really feel that they are necessary to understanding the article (though they are helpful in breaking up the page).

Talk Page Discussion

 * There is not much discussion on the talk page. this surprised me because I feel like Standardized Testing is a hot topic right now, however, maybe since so many people already know about it, they don't feel the need to use/update the Wiki page.
 * This article is a B-class article. It is a part of the WikiProject Education and the WikiProject Psychology.

Overall Impressions

 * Overall, I feel like this article is accurate, but could use better/more references and citations. It could also be shorter, as I feel it is too long in parts that are not necessary.