User:Erinleeh/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: Developmental psychopathology
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. It is about the topic of the course that I am taking.

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

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? The page is fairly sparse.

Content evaluation
The content is a little sparse, there could be more on the origin or the field in modern day research and practice

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? No, there is a citation missing
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? No, there is a lot more literature on the subject available
 * Are the sources current? No
 * 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, but could have more

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No
 * Are images well-captioned? No
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? No
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There is only one comment, wondering if the language could be changed to sound a bit less academic
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Not rated, yes a part of WikiProjects
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? This is more in-depth

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? It needs improvement for sure, more relevant and current sources
 * What are the article's strengths? The article does seem to touch on a lot of relevant information, though briefly
 * How can the article be improved? Adding more on origins and current day and more sources
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? underdeveloped

==== Overall evaluation: This article is a good start on the topic, but it needs to be updated to really be a good source of information. It needs more citations, more current sources, and more information in general. ====

Optional activity

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