User:Alyeska20/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: Betty Birner
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this article to evaluate because biographies are interesting to me.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Lead evaluation
The Lead includes a concise introductory sentence that gives a brief description of the article's contents. It is not overly or under detailed.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Content evaluation
The content of the article is relative to the topic in that it elaborates on the topic with detailed information. It can be seen that the content is up to date because the current situation of Birner is included in the Biography section.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
Overall, this article is neutral in tone. There does not seem to be any bias or viewpoints that are over or under represented; the information is presented in a neutral manner that simply informs, not persuades.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
The only section in this article that is supported with references is the Biography section; the Research section and Topic sentence do not have references. The sources  function well and contain sufficient information so as to be reliable resources for the information that this article presents. Some of the sources are more current than others, but it isn't necessary for them to be very recent due to the nature of the article; information that biographies present do not change with time.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

This article is clear, concise, and easy to read. It does not have any grammatical or spelling errors and is well-organized into five different sections.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Images and media evaluation
N/A--there are no images in this article.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation
Conversations in the Talk Page are mainly questions that pertain to certain aspects of Birner's life. Questions about citations are also raised. This article is part of WikiProject Chicago and WikiProject Women Scientists. It does not have any ratings for WikiProject Chicago, but is rated Start Class on the quality scale for WikiProject Women Scientists.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation
Overall this article did not seem to have any errors in the information that it presented, which is one of its strengths. A way in which it could be improved is the addition of more information; the article is not very elaborate and should expand in more detail on Birner's history and findings.

Optional activity

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