User:Chemistry Pink Lady/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: Liberal education
 * Briefly describe: I feel that liberal arts colleges offer unique education opportunities that other colleges do not.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes it does.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * It includes a brief description for most of the article's major sections. It could mention liberal education's relationship with professional education more.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No, all information in the Lead is further expanded on in the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * It is extremely concise and well-written.

Lead evaluation:
The Lead is very well-done. Yet, it needs to better discuss liberal education's relationship with professional education.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes it is. It does a great job with including several aspects of liberal education and what adversaries say about it.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * The last article cited is from 2013. Therefore, the article requires more updating from more recent years.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * No, not in my opinion.

Content evaluation
The content is excellent, but soon to be outdated. Include more recent trends under the history section.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * It is not. It leans towards liberal education and explains why it is the better option at times.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Although the author addresses the opinions of both people who advocate for liberal education and people who do not, I believe it needs more information from the opposing view.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Viewpoints that are overrepresented are of those who favor liberal education.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * Yes, the article tries to make the reader believe that liberal education is the best option for higher education.

Tone and balance evaluation
The article needs more information from the "general education side".

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Yes, all of the sources are reliable secondary sources.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes they do, but I believe there may be more literature on the topic that could be accessed. There is also more recent literature on the topic.
 * Are the sources current?
 * There are some current sources, but there are some sources that are not. One source is from 1885. Although this may be a notable book, is there a more recent source on the topic that has similar information?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Yes- all of the links I checked, worked.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * It is extremely concise and very well-written. I am not an expert on the topic but I still understood the information well.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * No.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Yes, the article has several sections that reflect the major points of the topic, but there needs to be more information added in the Lead to reflect all of the major sections (see the Lead section).

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * No.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Not applicable
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Not applicable
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * Not applicable

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 on this topic ask for more information. It needs expansion and several sections (what this page now has). Yet, after several revisions, it still needs more. It seems that the last comments were some time during 2017 and the people reviewing the page just kind of gave up. I do not know what else this page needs because I am not an expert on this topic. Maybe more information from opposing views?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * This article is rated "Start", which means it needs work done.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * Not applicable. I have never talked about liberal education in class (believe it or not).

Talk page evaluation
The talk page is a little harsh and not very welcoming at times.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * It has a top-importance status, but the rating is "start", therefore this article needs to be further revised.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * The author's language. The author is a very good writer (in my opinion).
 * How can the article be improved?
 * The article needs more information about general education vs. liberal education to give a less biased viewpoint of liberal education.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * The article is somewhat developed. It needs more information and to be less-biased at times.

Overall evaluation
I think this article has potential to be great. It is well-written (concerning organization and language). The author just needs to be less biased and include more information (and more up-to-date information).

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