User:Hwing20/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: Writing center
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I am interested to learn more about the work of writing centres at post secondary institutions.

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 - it was last edited in December 2019.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? The article is pretty short, so it could use more information on regional variations, the types of writers served, and consultants. I don't see any content that does not belong, but I think the sections of the article could be elaborated on more. For example, what type of education does a writing consultant need? In addition, an explicit connection could be made between writing centres and student affairs at post-secondary institutions.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Somewhat. See below.
 * Are the sources current? Some of the sources referenced are quite old (e.g. 1990s); I am sure there is more up-to-date literature on writing centres that can be referenced here.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? One link I clicked does not work: http://www.port.ac.uk/departments/studentsupport/ask/

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes, it is very concise and clear.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not that I saw.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? The article does not contain any images. It would be nice to have a picture of a writing centre so readers know what they look like.
 * Are images well-captioned? There are no images.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? N/A
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? N/A

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 was a question posed about the use of a comma, so there's a grammatical conversation going on. Someone also raised a question about the factuality of the article, particularly the section on the writing centre theory.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article has been rated "Mid-importance" on the project's importance scale. It is a part of WikiProject Education.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? NA

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths? This article is clear and concise. It provides a good definition of what a writing centre is and the services it provides.
 * How can the article be improved? I think the article could be longer and include more information in certain sections (e.g. the type of education that writing consultants have, more information on how writing centres fit into the larger picture of student affairs at post-secondary institutions)
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think the article, overall, is somewhat underdeveloped. It could include more information in the areas mentioned above.

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