User:Alvarado7777/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)Natural science
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. Natural sciences can encompass biochemistry as a whole so I thought picking this would be suited given the course


 * 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
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is fairly concise telling us the general idea of Natural science

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes the content is relevant to the topic describing different sub sections of natural science and its history
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes the content is relatively up to date despite most of the bibliography and references being from around the 2007 range
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? All content belongs

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes the article is neutral, it does not take a stand on the topic at hand
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No, all claims are backed up by sources and not biased
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No all viewpoints are fair in how they are presented
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No it simply tells us what natural science is all about

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? By looking at the article, the references are properly cited.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes from just briefly scanning they in fact do
 * Are the sources current? The sources center around 2007 so not as current as it could be but still fairly current
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes they work

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes the facts are clearly presented in concise ways without trying to be overbearing at once.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No none that I saw
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes, images that relate to what exactly is being talked about
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes they are
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? In a very organized 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? I am not sure about this
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is not apart of WikiProjects, it is rated well
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Not really at all

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? It is a fairly long article because it encompasses a lot
 * What are the article's strengths? That it clearly outlines everything you need to know about the topic
 * How can the article be improved? Maybe add more sources that are more up to date
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? This article could be edited to be more

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