User:A.Hausker/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: Homewood Campus of Johns Hopkins University
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I chose to evaluate this article because it provides a good background for the campus of my university and contains valuable information that I did not know before.

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?
 * Yes, there is a convenient table of contents.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Yes, there is some general information, like the address of the campus that does not appear again later in the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * The lead is 3 concise sentences.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, there is useful information about the history of the campus and detail about the architectural styles found on campus and also in the surrounding neighborhood.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Yes.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * There does not seem to be much about anything other than the physical buildings of the campus. I think information about the student population is missing and could be useful.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes, it is almost all fact-based.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Again, I think more information about the student body could be included, but also presented in an unbiased way.
 * 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, there is a helpful list of references at the bottom of the page.
 * 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?
 * One of the links I tried did not work and led to "page not found."

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes, the information is presented in an understandable way.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * None that I saw.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Yes, the article follows a logical progression of sections and the sections themselves are easy to find.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Yes, the images are helpful because the article discusses the architecture found on campus.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Yes.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * I think so.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * Some of the pictures are a little small, but most fit into the article nicely.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * Most of the talk page discusses merging this article with others, or merging specific sections from the article with others pages.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * It is part of three WikiProjects: Johns Hopkins University project, WikiProject Maryland/Baltimore, and WikiProject Universities.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * There is more of an emphasis on architecture than I've seen in previous articles.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * The article is C-Class, rated mid-importance.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * The article provides very detailed coverage of the history of the campus, as well as its connections to the surrounding community.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * I think there can be less details about the different architectural styles found.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * I think the article is slightly underdeveloped and information such as statistics about the student population could be easily included.

Optional activity

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