User:Aed761/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: Cat behavior
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose to evaluate this article because it was stated at the top of the page that the article has multiple issues. Including removing a section and placing it under cat communication.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? The lead states what cat behavior includes and that it varies among cats.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? The lead includes a table of contents that summarizes all to know about cat behavior briefly.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No it does not
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? The lead is concise and tells me generally what cat behavior is and I know immediately that it is all the things that are main things unique to cat behaviour. Clear and concise.

Lead evaluation
The lead is strong and and concisely describes what I need to know before reading the content of the article. Someone who is reading this article can understand the bulk of it without having a scientific background.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? The article's content describes the topic very well and in fair depth.
 * Is the content up-to-date? The content is up to date because there is a lot of recent scientific references.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No, the content is very well written.

Content evaluation
I believe that the content is balanced, well written and appropriately in depth for the subject.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No, this article is simply stating facts.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Tone and balance evaluation
Very unbiased article stating facts to the public.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes but the article could use some updating with a newer textbook.
 * Are the sources current? yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Sources and references evaluation
The references and sources have working links and are from legitimate academic material.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes the article is very clear and easy to read.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? The article doesn't have any grammatical or spelling errors that I can see.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? The article is well organized.

Organization evaluation
The organization of the article was excellent.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes the images are well captioned and explain exactly what is going on the image.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes they all along the right side of the article.

Images and media evaluation
The images and media attached to the article enhanced my understanding of the topic, as well as the image captions. The images all adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations and the images are laid out in a visually appealing way.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Conversations about content and wording of the article are taking place behind the scenes.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? No
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We have not discussed this topic in class.

Talk page evaluation
Overall the talk page is good and there is progress being made because the users are cooperating.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Very good
 * What are the article's strengths? The strengths of the article
 * How can the article be improved? It is arguable that some photos that represent the emotion of cats be placed in the article about cat communication.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation
Overall the article describes the topic very well and uses legitimate academic resources.

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