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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) Conflict resolution
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. Conflict resolution is something that I am interested in for my career and there seemed to be room to add in this particular article.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes. The lead was clear and concise.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? It has a content section but the lead was not inclusive of all of the major sections.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? no, the information included in the lead was present in the article
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? the lead was concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? I thought that all of the content of the article except the content on Education was relevant. This part of the article seemed to merely name schools and their programs. I did not think this was relevant to addressing the topic.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, the content appears to be up to date
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? There seems to be many areas that need further citation. The content on counseling also seems short and not as informative as other sections.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? The topic has content on conflict resolution with animals which is not a commonly addressed topic.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? The article seems to balance the terms of the definition of conflict resolution with the given guidance on how to resolve conflict.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Under the counseling section in this article the only form of guidance given is : Nondirective counseling
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? The culture based section seemed underrepresented. The viewpoints seemed to only demonstrate a small representation of what western culture as well as other cultures actually represent. That area seemed sparse in content to support the points.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? I did not feel that it was persuasive in nature

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No, there were areas that need further citation.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? The sources listed seemed to be thorough. I did see that some (including the cultural and educational viewpoints) seemed to be lacking in sources
 * Are the sources current? Some of the sources listed are over 30-40 years old
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? yes there was a diverse spectrum of authors. Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes, the links worked

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? yes, the article is concise, clear and the format is easy to read.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? I did not find spelling or grammatical errors
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? It does break down into major points but it also had some interesting sections to throw in like the animals and education sections.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? The few images shown were good examples of conflict resolution.
 * Are images well-captioned? Two of the three images are well captioned. The third is not captioned at all but it does include the copyright information
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? They flowed within the viewpoints where they were applicable..

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? there was not a conversation currently listed that I found
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Part of a series on Psychology

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status?there were several places that needed further citation
 * What are the article's strengths? The article gave many areas of information that covered the topic.
 * How can the article be improved?There were a few viewpoints that were not fully covered or were not cited properly
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is pretty well developed but there are areas that need citation, further information on the subject (such as the counseling section only having one viewpoint), and also there was information that seemed to not fit such as the education information that merely stated universities with programs on the topic.

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