User:Clairebriar/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Lobe (anatomy)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have taken a few human physiology and anatomy courses during my time at MUN, and I found it odd that the Wikipedia page for the term "lobe" was a stub. It is a very broad topic and can surely be expanded upon. Specific to animal behaviour, the anatomy of the brain is integral to our understanding of behaviors and learning, and each lobe of the brain is responsible for a very specific function. I beleive this is something the article regarding lobes could delve into.

Evaluate the article
Lead section : The article sufficiently explains the overall premise of the article, although there is not much to discuss as the article itself is very short. The introduction does mention aspects of anatomy that is not further expanded on in the article. For example, the lead section briefly refers to lobules, as well as the ducts which connect lobes as opposed to lobules. There is no further discussion about either topic, and these could easily be expanded on.

Content : Rather than discussing important topics of lobes, such as their classification and functions, the article instead provides many examples of lobes from various parts of the body. While this could certainly be a component to the article, there should be much more detail regarding the anatomical component that is a lobe before going into further specifications. Also, the examples of lobes section only contains a diagram of the lobules of the mammary gland. Not only should more images be utilized in this section to present a visual representation on what is being discussed, the image provided is of lobules, not lobes!. Again, the article continues to discuss lobules, despite the article being about lobes. Any expansion on lobules should be removed so that the article focuses only on what is being discussed.

Personally, I would have added a separate section for each type of lobe and its specific function in the body. To tie this article to behaviour, they could easily add an entire section regarding the function of the lobes of the brain, and an additional subcategory for each lobe of the cerebellum and their functions as well.

I would have also liked to see information on how damage to the lobes affected the individual. There are has been a lot of research regarding this exact idea, and many famous examples of instances where damage to a lobe of the body has affected function and behaviour. For example, the notorious case of Phineas Gage, whose frontal lobe of his brain was damaged by a metal pole impaling his skull. Gage then experienced extreme behavioural changes, such as no longer feeling fear or shame. Overall, this article could just benefit from more content and information.

Tone and Balance: The article does provide information as it is factually known, with seemingly no author bias. However, there is an overemphasis on lobules in an article about lobes. This is very out of place and thus pulls the focus away from the main topic of the article. The article could have benefited immensely from some type of structure., such as the previously mentioned categories and additional topics that could be discussed

Sources and Reference s: There are only two listed references, both of which cannot be accessed. Obviously, this is a problem as references are useless unless they can be accessed. As it stands, the article has no useable references. We will need academic sources to back up any information provided, at the very least a good reference for the proper definition of "lobes". There is not any proper facts or information to verify, and no sources to verify them with, and thus there is not much to evaluate here.

Organization and Writing Quality : In regards to organization, there really is none present in this article. There are only two sections, and the listed examples can easily be better organized by filing each part type of lobes as it's own category, and provide subcategories where applicable. For example, each the lobes of the brain could be its own category, and under that category the lobes of the cerebellum could be listed under that heading to improve the flow of the article. The writing quality on this article is also fairly poor. There are many opportunities for further explanation of the information provided, yet the author only provides minimal information.

Images and Media : The images used in the article are few, and the ones provided have little relevance to the article. While the primary image used at the top of the page is relevant, depicting the lobes of the liver, the second image has no relevance at all. The second image shows lobules, not lobes, and contributes nothing to the information in the article as it has already been stated that lobules are not the same as lobes. There are many links contained within the article, each of which leads to another Wikipedia page which is relevant and are successful in explaining any unknown terminology to the reader.

Talk Page : There is no information in the Talk page. Wikipedia simply states that the article is a stub article that is part of WikiProject anatomy that is of low importance.

Overall impressions: The article is very minimal. Obviously it needs to be expanded on in order for the article to be beneficial to those interested in learning more about the topic. The article could be better organized and more developed in many ways, including better categorization and providing more information regarding the topic of lobes. There should be more images relating to the primary topic as well. Overall, I would categorize this article as incomplete, and it requires more work in order to be considered a complete and functional article.