User:Eseemuraye/Evaluate an Article

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 * Name of article: Gamification of learning
 * This article has a C-Class score of 52, which implies it is an intermediate article with room for improvement. It also has a completeness score of 52.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The Lead contains a concise introductory sentence that properly describes gamification of learning. It also includes a brief description of the article's major sections. However, the Lead does contain information not present in the article, particularly a paragraph which differentiates gamification of learning from game-based learning. Overall, the Lead section is slightly overly detailed.

Content

 * Guiding questions

The article's content remains relevant to the topic, and up-to-date. The article is missing out on content about how educational regulatory bodies have adopted or rejected the idea of gamified learning. Finally, it is does provide a balanced representation of equality by providing statistics for the male and female gender.

Tone and Balance

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 * The articles does appear to be neutral because it provides sections that gives an informed and balanced content on gamification of learning. It does not have elements judged to be biased to lure readers towards a specific position.

Sources and References

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 * Not all facts in the article are backed up by a reliable secondary source of information. There are some sentences and paragraphs that lacked citations and contains original research. The links in the article works well

Organization

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 * The article is well written and easy to read. It has sections that are well-organized and is free from grammatical and spelling errors

Images and Media

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The article contains an image which shows a gamified music learning platform. The image is well-captioned and adheres to the Wikipedia copyright regulations

Checking the talk page

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There has not been an active discussion on the Talk page since 2014. The article is within the scope of WikiProject Education, with a C rating on quality scale and Mid-importance on the project's importance scale. It is also within the scope of WikiProject Video games, with a Start rating on quality scale and Low-Importance on the project's importance scale.

Overall impressions

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The article is well-written and properly structured. It maintains a neutral point of view in describing what gamification of learning entails. However, the article requires improvement as some citations are missing. Also, the Lead section contains irrelevant materials not contained in the content of the article. Overall, the article is underdeveloped and has room for improvement

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