User:AKBiology/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.


 * Environmental science
 * I chose to evaluate this article for a few reasons. Firstly, I chose this specific article because it is science related. I wanted to keep this evaluation as close to the course material as possible. Secondly, I chose to evaluate this article because environmental sciences doesn't just focus on one science subject area, but instead encompasses a numerous areas and subjects of science.

Lead

 * The Lead does include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describe the article's topic.
 * The Lead does include a brief description of the article's major sections.
 * The Lead does not include information that is not present in the article.
 * The Lead is concise and clear, it is not overly detailed.

Content

 * The article's content is relevant to the topic.
 * The article's content is up-to-date.
 * There is no content missing, per say, but I think the article could go more in depth at certain points. Some topics talked about are very surface level.

Tone and Balance

 * The article is neutral. It does not express the information in a way that sways toward any particular position.
 * There are no claims that appear heavily biased toward any particular position.
 * There are no viewpoints that are overrepresented or underrepresented.
 * The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position and away from another.

Sources and References

 * All the facts in the article are backed up by numerous secondary sources of information.
 * The sources are thorough, they reflect the available literature on the topic.
 * The sources are current.
 * The source links work.

Organization

 * The article is well written; it is concise, clear, and easy to read.
 * The article does not have any grammatical or spelling errors.
 * The article is well-organized; it is broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic.

Images and Media

 * The article includes images that enhance understanding of the topic.
 * The images are well-captioned.
 * All the images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations.
 * The images are laid out in a visually appealing way.

Checking the talk page

 * The conversations going on in the Talk page discuss areas for improvement. Most of the discussions going on are about the very surface level content.
 * Article is rated a C-class article
 * This is a different subject in science than discussing in class.

Overall impressions

 * Overall, the article is ok. It's generally pretty surface level.
 * The article's strengths is that is remains neutral.
 * The article can be improved by adding more information from more sources.
 * The article is underdeveloped.