User:Diegoesbananas/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.


 * Curriculum studies
 * I chose this article because it is a guide for understanding curriculums and their larger impact on students and society as a whole. The article correlates to my field study at the Tiger Woods Foundation Learning Lab because the Learning Lab serves as an after school program that services its communities through actively focusing on math, science and physical activities. It is a more focused curriculum that students can choose and counts for school credit. The Learning Lab can be tied back to the topic of reconceptualization of the traditional curriculum field.


 * Guiding questions

The article's content is consistently goes back to to its main topic of curriculum studies. The article was last edited in September of 2020 so the page is constantly kept up. The content seems to be all pertaining to the topic however I do feel that it can focus more on the conception of different curriculums throughout the country. The article briefly mentions curriculums ties to racial, sec, and economic biases by mentioning critical theorist critique of curriculums.


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

This article strikes a neutral tone while keeping up with relevant topics. All claims tie back to the topic at hand, and do not take a defiant position, They briefly mention the work people have done on the topic, however they do not take a hard stance any which way curriculum has gone. The article strike a well balance of view points, without stepping over any lines. At no point is the reader persuaded to favor any sides.


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?