User:Andydelgado77/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: Social work
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I have chosen to evaluate this article because I believe that social work can be relevant in our women and gender studies discussion. Many social workers work with people that are of different backgrounds, different minorities, and people that have disabilities as well.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * It does this very well. It gives a definition of what social work is and its mission that it hopes to accomplish.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * it touches upon most of the major sections of the article but fails to mention at all some sections such as "qualitifcations" or "social work in literature."
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Everything in the Lead is present in the article. I personally think the Lead's content is a good introduction to understanding what social work is and a good starting point before you dive into the individual sections.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * The Lead is concise, consisting of only two small paragraphs that are clearly speak of distinct ideas.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * i would go as far to say that all if not the majority of the content is relevant to social work
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * the most recent information is from the early 2010s. I do not know if this is up to date in that specific field but it seems to be modern.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * The content seemed very thorough.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * this article presents facts.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * i did not notice any biased points.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * i think there is one neutral tone that gives more time to more important aspects of social work.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * it does not.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Much of the text has in text citations.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * yes! there is an entire section on literature of social work and social work in literature.
 * Are the sources current?
 * they are as current as early 2010s.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Yes!

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * the article is well written and present facts in an clear way.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * I did not notice any.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * there are nine main sections that are outlined well and present facts.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * there are only two pictures. I do not think they add value to this article.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * they images are very simple in themselves. the captions are one sentence. They could definitely use more detail.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * The images are not cited well.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * No.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * the conversations behind the scenes are more technical: about taking out material that isnt directly related to the topic of social work.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * the article is of interest to the WikiProjects: Social work, medicine. The article is rated C class.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * We haven't specifically spoken about social work in class. Social Work differs from the topics we have spoken about in class however because social workers don't only limit themselves to helping people being discriminated based on gender, sex, identity, etc. Social workers even help people that aren't discriminated against and others like people in the military.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * I think this is a well written article that needs more media to enhance its content and to attract more audiences.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * the article is very unbiased and presents the facts in an organized fashion.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * the article needs more media with better captions!
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * the article is very well developed. Before reading the article I knew what social work was. after reading the article, I was presented to so many different aspects of it that I did not know existed.

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