User:Ao8aii/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: Women in Ecuador
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. It is because we are learning how people think about gender in different cultures, and it is an interesting topic to consider it in a South American culture.

Lead

 * 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? The second paragraph is not really related to the major section.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes, it is about women's suffrage.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is a proper quantity.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Some of the information for "education" and "reproductive health" can be updated to newer dates.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? For "poverty," they do not have any number to show how common it is.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? For "feminism movement," it has just one reference. It may be the idea of the author.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Not so heavily, but it seems to support women's position in Ecuador.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? The poverty and education sections have very little information. It'll be a good idea to add more to those sections.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? Since this article is all about the woman in Ecuador it'll have some bias towards them.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No, "Feminist Movements" may have original research. All the contents of the section are based on just one book. Most of the sources are based on information from UN or national organizations, but some are from not reliable sources such as a news agency for 13th reference.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Just one of the sources is a literature.
 * Are the sources current? I could not check reference because it was not available online, and 8th reference does not exist currently.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? I did not find them.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? The article is well organized. Everything in the article is divided into sections.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? The image a portrait of a woman is a public domain work. It is not generally allowed.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes.

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 only conversation in the talk section is about how there needs to be more information tin the Reproductive Health section.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? This article is a starting class. The article is of interest to the Ecuador, Women's History, Gender Studies, and Feminism WikiProjects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? This topic was not discussed much.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? Starting class
 * What are the article's strengths? It has major points to show how women struggle to live in Ecuador.
 * How can the article be improved? It needs more references, especially for feminism movements.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is underdeveloped. The contents are small, and it does not have much information for each section.

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