User:Efortch/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: Socialization
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. Gender Socialization is a topic we recently discussed in class, and I thought it would be interesting to look a little more broadly at the topic of socialization.

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 (but also in the contents section)
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? It has various terms, most of which you are able to click on and explore further.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Concise, with the right amount of detail.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? not that I can see, but looking at comments there are sections that have been fixed.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? no
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? no
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? no

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? yes
 * Are the sources current? yes
 * 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? Bit lengthy, but because there are a lot of sections
 * 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

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Little imagery
 * Are images well-captioned? Brief statements (2 words)
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? yes, but too small

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? bunch of edits and conversations about how to change the article
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? C class, wikiproject sociology, wikiproject psychology, wikiproject cultural evolution,
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? A lot more in depth, talks about different fields of socialization

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? C-Class, but very detailed and thorough
 * What are the article's strengths? Very detailed and has a lot of sub topics which puts into context the broadness of socialization
 * How can the article be improved? Improve images and captions of photos, include more photos or examples
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Well developed, complete (at this point)

Optional activity

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