User:Fane79/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: Social work
 * The reason I chose Social work was my article of choice is due to this being a field of interest. I felt that this article could beneficial when providing a clear meaning and provide me with more needed knowledge.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Yes, the introductory section provides information about Social Work and the meaning of a social workers position.
 * Yes, the introduction did provide a description of the definition section. It provide a brief discussion for the history section.
 * No, the functions and how Social worker is applied was only introduced in the introduction. No more in-depth details.
 * The introduction was concise and brief in regards to wording.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Yes, If do feel that the article contents were relative to the topic being discussed.
 * In the article the literature being used was out dated back in the 1990's. Although there were great choices in literature, I believe there should be advance literature leaning more toward the current years, should have been used throughout the article.
 * Yes, in the introduction there was a suggestion to add (by whom?) and other towards the end of the introduction (stating quotations should be added). This was not corrected so it added question more question that were unanswered. Also, there were citations that needed to added in the Transtheoretical model.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * The article was neutral by providing the needed sources in a way that formed a balance and the sources were reliable.
 * No, there wasn't any bias claims that were directed towards the different positions in Social Work.
 * I did feel the meaning of Social Worker was used more through out.
 * No, I didn't feel persuaded into one direction. Their was a list of the ability of being a Social Worker as a whole with the different degree levels.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Not all of the facts in the article were being supported by a secondary source for reliable information.
 * The sources provided did support the topic of conversation.
 * Yes, some of the sources were current and some were out dated (90's).
 * Yes, the links work.

Organization

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 * The article is clear to read and easy to navigate throughout the passages. I wouldn't say that the article was well-written. I felt that each section reiterated the first section and so on. I
 * No grammar problems ?
 * The article was in different sections and had major points in some of the section. I still feel that the definition of Social Work was used in each section. When more justifiable details could of be acknowledged.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Yes, images. One of the pictures did provide a demonstration of what a social worker would do in a office setting. Also, a historical picture where first charity work was provided.
 * Yes, in the intro the setting in which a social worker was assisting a client was captivating. The historical charity building showed how far social work dated back in time.
 * Only the first picture showed copyright regulations.
 * Both photos were visible. The first photo had more added detail information under regarding Social work sector.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * Behind the scene topic were informing the person that Social Worker is a great article, needed more details that would help to answer some of the unanswered questions. Add more details and clarify the details.
 * The article was rated as a good article. It won't be part of the WikiProject until correction are made to the article. The article was a level-4=C-class.
 * Most of the information Wikipedia discussed was relatable to the class discussion.

Overall impressions

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 * The article did provide detail that did cover parts of what a Social Worker does in the community and when in direct contact with a client.
 * The professional and education section there were a lot of details in regards to social workers professional position and in the qualification section showed the degree levels. That demonstrated specific details in the Social Work field.
 * I would have liked to learn more about the technology in Social work.
 * The article had a well-developed format. In some of the section didn't seem to be completed, there could have been more information added in certain areas. The article was underdeveloped.

Optional activity

 * What are more relatable concepts that connect with Social Work. Can you be Social worker with a bachelor degree? Or do you have to be licensed?

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