User:Aclark00/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Environmental science

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen to evaluate this article because I have taken two classes on environmental science in both high school and college. While it is not my primary focus of study, it is still important information to know and share with others. The health and protection of our planet affects all that are living on it.

Evaluate the article
For the lead section, the first sentence clearly defines what environmental science is. As far as the clarity of the first paragraph goes, I think that the origin of the study could have been put in a different section of the article. It wasn't a vital piece of information that was necessary for someone looking for quick overviews. There is no more information about the history of the how environmental studies emerged. If I wanted more information I would have to go to a different article. The lead is overdetailed and is easy to get lost in.

There is good content, but there could be more. The information; however, does not entirely align with what is given in the lead. In the lead, it discusses what environmental scientists do, but it does not go into much more detail or the different types of jobs that are in the field. Instead it discusses ecology, atmospheric science, geology, and government regulations. It seems that this is a widely accepted agreement among those on the talk page. The content is all over the place and not fully relating to the topic.

The tone does appear neutral, so that was a plus. It appears unbiased and does not try to persuade the reader other than providing information.

The article only provides 9 sources. With it being such a broad and scientific topic, there should be much more resources used and provided. A good number of those sources are from websites instead of peer-reviewed articles. More reliable sources are available and should be used.

I would consider this a poor article on Wikipedia. It is under-developed and contains unrelated information. There is a lot that can be added to the page with it being such a broad topic. It hardly even describes what environmental sciences even encompasses. If I was someone researching what this field of science is, I would still leave the page with little understanding.