User:Hhuelsman/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Social work

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I have friends who are going into Masters programs in Social Work, and I would like to know more about the topic rather than having to ask them questions I'm sure they already get. This matters to me because I have worked with social workers before, but did not know what background they have. My preliminary impression of the social work article was that it appears well organized and guides the reader well.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section - Offered a concise, neutral, and educational lead section. Introduced the topic, what its main focuses were and how a person could preform these duties, as well as a bit of the history. Hyperlinked words and statements to aid readers who might not know what a word or phrase meant.

Content - Definitions were all direct quotes from various organizations. I would have liked at least one written in original writing. History gave an overview and then divided content between the United States, Canada, and India. The most information was provided for India, which I found to be interesting. By far the strongest aspect of this article was the section titled "Transtheoretical models," as it gave me the most useful information. Content appears up to date. Everything that has been quoted or referenced seems to have a link attached to it.

Tone and Balance - This article does not attempt to persuade the reader in one way or another, and keeps a neutral tone throughout it. Provides information in a straightforward manner.

Sources and References - Has a strong list of references (84 listed as of 9 March 2021). Oldest reference appeared to be from 1987, but this and a few others were the only ones that were dated before the 2000's. I found this to be encouraging, as the information is relatively up to date. After clicking through three random links, they all worked and lead me to the appropriate website.

Organization and Writing Quality - Organized and easy to follow. Writing quality is moderate - high, and does not seem to have grammatical errors at this time.

Images and Media - With only two images and one graph, I would have liked to see at least one more image that aligns with this topic.

Talk page discussion - A good point was brought up about inclusion of Feminist and Queer Theory in Social Work, as this was underrepresented in the article. On the talk page there was mention of this article being submitted as a good articles nominee, but failing to meet all criteria at that time. Most recent edit was January 2020, I believe.

Overall Impressions - This article was strong and had useful information for someone wanting to discover more about the topic of social work. It could use a few more images to help support the content. However, the content was well thought out and creditable.