User:GS214/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
The article I am evaluating is Interpersonal communication.

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I am a media and communication major and took a class last year on interpersonal communication. The class was fascinating and peaked my interest in interpersonal communication. Interpersonal communication is important because it is the communication people use everyday in small settings between each other. This article is important because it can help educate the public on interpersonal communication and inform them on their use of interpersonal communication in there everyday life. My preliminary impression of this article was that it was very informative and encompassed quite a lot of information regarding interpersonal communication.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section:

The lead section for this article quickly addresses what interpersonal communication is. If a reader wanted a quick answer to, "what is interpersonal communication?" they could easily get it from this article's lead section at the very beginning. A large part of this article is looking at theories within interpersonal communication, however, I did not see any mention of said theories within the lead section. I think adding a brief overview of this before delving into the theories later in the article could help make the lead section stronger.

Content:

The content within the article encompasses many facets of interpersonal communication, including a lot of the foundational theories that make up this study of communication. From my interpretations of the content of this article, it seems to cover all the important information regarding interpersonal communication.

Tone and Balance:

In regard to the tone and balance of the article, it seemed to me that it was fairly balanced and neutral. While there are so many different theories within interpersonal communication, the article gives a space to the really notable theories though the theories all have different interpretations.

Sources:

From what I could see, the article references various scholarly communication, social science, and psychology journals. While the journals seem to cover similar topics, there is a wide variety of journals presented and it seems that there is no over reliance on one source. It seems that the facts presented in the article are backed by reliable sources. Additionally, all the core concepts within the article are cited, so a reader can understand that the information presented in each section is verifiable.

Organization and Writing Quality:

When it comes to the writing of the article, it seems that it is organized appropriately and uses speech that is accessible to a variety of readers. I really liked the way the article was structured by first presenting core principles, then diving into theories, relevance to other forms of communication, and then context. To me, this structuring is helpful to people who possibly don't know anything about interpersonal communication, as reading about the principles of it first help you understand theories. Additionally, reading about the principles and theories first help to understand this type of communication and then the reader can apply that knowledge as to why it might be relevant in the next section. From what I could see while reading, it does not seem like there are any grammatical or spelling mistakes.

Images and Media:

There isn't a lot of images within the article. The images that are present are helpful, however I feel that the article could be improved by adding some additional relevant images.

Talk Page and Discussion:

The talk page showcased various discourse on the article. The first thing I noticed was that this article was actually an article used in the Wikipedia Education Foundation! Any other comments regarding the article other than the updates made in 2019 were made in 2009 or earlier, which may be a sign that the article could use some updating if there is new discoveries in the field of interpersonal communication.

Overall Impressions:

In my opinion, this article felt very developed. From my time in my own interpersonal communication course, it seemed that the article covered the various ideas within interpersonal communication. Additionally, I really liked how the accessible the language was of the article, so that even if someone who doesn't know much about the topic could still understand it. I found this article very informative! The only thing that could be improved is possibly adding some more photos or ensuring that all the information within the article is up to date with the newest findings in interpersonal communications.