User:Habtcnj/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Homework

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

In the history of modern education and especially in schools today homework is the most controversial topic of discussion. Educators all over the world and in all areas and levels of the education system raise and discuss questions like,

-       How much homework should be given, what should be the measure of its impact, how to effectively use it without causing stress to students and teachers, and do we even need homework in today’s teaching and learning?

Hence, a continuous and up-to-date understanding of effective approaches and methods in addressing the issues concerning homework and its impact on student learning is essential to help us fulfill the goals of our schools.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The lead in this article includes an introductory sentence that clearly describes the article’s topic. It is concise but without a description of the sections in the article. A few of the topics discussed in the article have some relevance while others seem to be out of place and are even outdated. It should have included relevant topics the unimportant points.

While the article maintains impartiality in its views, the referencing of the sources suggests a limited understanding of the core content being discussed but doesn’t persuade in favor of positions or away from others.

The sources listed in the article are a mix of a few reliable, peer-reviewed, many poor sources, and some are even not directly related to the topic. Most are not up to date and do not reflect the contents discussed in the article. One referenced source is about marginalized individuals and after checking the rest I found out that most of the sources referenced do exist and work.

The article is readable, and with no spelling errors but it is less organized and cannot be taken as it is well-written. The sections classified in it are not in logical order. The images included in the article can help understand or relate to what is written and all of them are captioned. All are well-positioned and are free of copyright restrictions. On the talk page, there are some discussions, but all are unclear, and I didn’t find them to be helpful to uncover or direct other aspects of the topic. It is rated as a C class with high interest for a Wikipedia project.

Overall, this article needs a complete reorganization and rewriting. Though it raised a critical topic of discussion, it is poorly developed and needs lots of improvement. It should start by explaining topics significant in education and further explore areas like the purpose and benefits of homework, practicing guidelines, parents’ involvement, and collaboration, how to curb the challenges faced by students and teachers, up-to-date recommendations from reputable researchers, and future trends and possibilities.