User:Darienaw/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: Environmental studies
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate:

I've selected this article to evaluate because it's adjacent to my area of expertise and upon first glance I saw things that could be added or modified to improve it.

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? - Yes-ish?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? - No.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? - Concise.

Lead evaluation
Solid lead.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? - Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? - Mostly, but the most recent date explicitly mentioned is 2012.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? - Very North America-centric. Could also benefit from inclusion of facts from sources like this.

Content evaluation
Some improvements could be made (additions).

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? - Sure.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? - North American bias.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? - See above, but otherwise no.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? - No.

Tone and balance evaluation
Okay.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * 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? - Limited.
 * Are the sources current? - Some
 * Check a few links. Do they work? - Yes

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * 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? - No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? - Yes, limited.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? - there's only a photo of the entire Earth. It seems appropriate but also doesn't really add to the understanding of content.
 * Are images well-captioned? N/A
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? - Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? - Yes

Images and media evaluation
Could use improvement (addition)

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? -   "wondering who key, prominent, Environmental Studies people were." YES - the same addition i was curious about making
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? - stub-class
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? N/A

Talk page evaluation
I feel validated.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? - Needs more
 * What are the article's strengths? - concise
 * How can the article be improved? - Addition of development of the field instead of just a showcase of the universities that offer it as a course of study.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? - underdeveloped.

Overall evaluation
Needs work!

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