User:H.K.Barton/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: American Journal of Public Health
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * This article describes a source of public health information, much like the Wikipedia pages we will be editing.

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? No
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes
 * 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? Yes, there is missing content in the article. It does not provide enough information about the topic. It dose not provide details of what is mentioned in the lead.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes, it is neutral.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? There are no outstanding claims.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? There are no viewpoints that are over or underrepresented because the article is so short.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? There is no persuasive language in the article.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes, but there are very few facts.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work? The links often go to the homepage of a website, rather than the article it is referencing.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? The article is too concise. There is no more than two sentences about the same subject which makes it seem like the author jumps from one thought to the next.
 * 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? No.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes, there is a photograph of the cover of the Journal.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes, the image is captioned with a good descriptor.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes.

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 are no conversations going on in the Talk page about this article.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article has a C rating.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? N/A

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? The article is overall unfinished and not thorough enough. I still do not know much about the topic after reading the article.
 * What are the article's strengths? It is not biased, and does not have a persuasive point of view.
 * How can the article be improved? There are many things missing from this article. For example, what is the history of the American Journal of Public Health?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? This article is underdeveloped.

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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