User:Gregd244/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: Science studies
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * This article was chosen because it pertains to pathophysiology as well as all other science studies by encompassing the essence of science. It is a broad spectrum title that goes over how interdisciplinary research contributes to the study of the field of science as well as how it does it.

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? Yes, it suggest that there is more to be cleaned up with article and asks for help in doing so.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * It is very broad spectrum
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * It could use some updating as some of the resources go back as far as 1996. Most of the sources are from the early 2000's.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * There is definitely room for more to be added to this article as it cover such a broad subject. Some examples are given, but many more could be added.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? The talk page suggests that Marxism is weighed upon heavily with no real data that is current to back up its link to science studies.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Marxism as well as women that have helped contribute to the field of science.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? Not necessarily. The article is so broad based and then provides very few examples to demonstrate the different types of science studies.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Most of the sources are old and outdated.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes and no. Sources are available, and quite a few at that, but they are old and not up to date.
 * 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? It starts off clear as to what the subject is about, but then loses itself with how big the subject is in trying to represent examples as well as provide current data and resources.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Little to none.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? It is broken down, but the way it is does not reflect greatly on what the subject is.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? The few examples provided do have some imaging.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
 * 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?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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