User:2020student/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: (link)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? It is in the table of contents
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is concise

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? There is information posted from the last ten years, which is relevant
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? There appears to be more information needed in reference to housing and specific destination countries like Canada -- it is grouped together with New Zealand and Japan

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Not really, but more information is provided about the American facts
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? American facts may be higher simply because this is the largest destination point
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? no

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes they appear to be
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? yes
 * Are the sources current? yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? links are working

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? - information is presented clearly
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? - There are no obvious errors
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? yes

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? yes
 * Are images well-captioned? yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? - They appear to be
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? - yes

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? - edits are documented,
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? - stubclass
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? -I'm not sure, I'm surprised this was rated subclass as I found the material well presented

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? - not sure
 * What are the article's strengths? - the article gave a global overview of students both host and incoming countries
 * How can the article be improved? - the article could be specific to host nations and provide data
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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