User:Christinetranster/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: Tuberculosis Management
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

I have chosen to evaluate this article because it discusses how tuberculosis has been treated in various areas in Southeast Asia which is where tuberculosis cases are one of the highest leading causes of death. This article was helpful for me during my Needs Talk assignment because it helped with providing more information for my "sector" related area. The World Health Organization is an incredibly reliable source for data and information and it collects information from that.

Lead

 * Guiding questions
 * How have different countries particularly in Southeast Asia implemented programs in healthcare to help diagnose and treat tuberculosis? How is that different from Vietnam?


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes it does because the World Health organization provides information from different perspectives of developing countries.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes it does, it tackles the major sector of my Needs Talk.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? It does not but I have other resources that provide information specifically tailored towards Vietnam.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is concise!

Lead evaluation
The article has a lot of resources that are outside from the article itself which is helpful and imperative to how our module trainings for wikipedia are. We want credible sources from multiple perspectives. Besides that, the World Health Organization provided a lot of statistics and data about healthcare management in different regions of Asia which is helpful because it provided one online platform to provide more information. There is information from this article.

Content

 * Guiding questions
 * How has the history of tuberculosis in Vietnam changed the way it is treated and diagnosed today?


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? It is relevant because WHO provides information about Southeast asia
 * Is the content up-to-date? It is up to date and continues to provide more information and historical context.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? I think it could provide more links that show different sectors of Asia that provide health care treatment.

Content evaluation
Overall the content is neutral, concise, and well informative. It is crucial to my needs talk assignment and also provides a lot of information and research that I can use for the future.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions
 * How has the World Health Organization provided information about tuberculosis and the future of this disease in developing countries?


 * Is the article neutral? Yes, provides information not bias.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No not at all.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Underrepresented in certain countries, I wish more information about Vietnam.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No it does not.

Tone and balance evaluation
Article is meant to be read as a medical journal with information rather than bias on what is the right way to provide solutions but rather what is being done currently.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions
 * This article provides multiple resources. Do you think that is necessary information in order to add more to the sector of your assignment?


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes
 * Are the sources current? Yes it is
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

They do work! World Health Organization is very credible.

Organization

 * Guiding questions
 * The article has a lot of information but do you think it could provide more in depth details of different countries in Asia?


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes, easy to read and thorough.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No it does not.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? It is not, needs more information.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

There are no images or statistics that are visual. Do you think that is crucial information?


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Its simple but not enough visuals
 * Are images well-captioned? No
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No, no visuals.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions
 * Do you think there should be a talk page with leading health experts about tuberculosis and its current state?


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? I think there are a lot of articles that provide historical context but needs more information about what is currently being done.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Its not rated
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It is more direct rather than discussion based.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions
 * This is a good overall article to start with especially since it has a lot of other research cited articles that I can use to do more research. I wish there were subsections of different parts of Asia however, it is a good start.


 * What is the article's overall status? Good
 * What are the article's strengths? It provides a holistic approach through a non-bias perspective
 * How can the article be improved? Needs more in-depth context about how the areas in Asia are dealing with tuberculosis.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Well developed, can be improved

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