User:Am123456789/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: Synthetic biology Synthetic biology
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose to evaluate this article because I have done synthetic biology project in my lab, and I was curious.

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
Yes, the Lead does include an introductory sentence that is concise and describes what synthetic biology is. The Lead includes a scope of what synthetic biology is and what it is used for. It is concise and not overly 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
Yes, the content is relevant and up-to-date. Everything in the article appears to belong.

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
Yes, the article's tone is neutral, with no attempts to persuade the reader towards any particular view points. When presenting issues surrounding synthetic biology, both sides of the argument are presented,

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 facts in the article are backed up by reliable sources of information. The majority of the sources are peer-reviewed journals, though some are from newspaper articles that reported on important movements in synthetic biology. The sources are thorough and current. Yes, the links work.

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?

Organization evaluation
The article is concise, clear, and easy to read with no grammatical or spelling errors that I can see. It is broken down in sections starting from the history of synthetic biology to various technologies and important considerations.

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
Yes, the images that are added do enhance the understanding and are well-captions. They are sourced. There could maybe be additional photos to be added to improve upon it.

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
The talk page is all about improving the article, adding information that is correct, making sure images are in fair use, and making sure that most of the sources are secondary and not primary. It is a part of a few WikiProjects, in Molecular and Cell Biology, Systems, Genetics, and Computational Biology.

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
I would say overall the article is quite strong. It keeps to citing from secondary sources, it presents information and facts in a neutral tone. When presenting perspectives on synthetic biology, it presents both sides of the perspective. I feel the article to add a few more images to enhance understanding of the topic. I think the article is pretty well-developed.

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