User:JECason/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.


 * 1) Mary Carson Breckinridge: a start class article but also an opportunity to create connections between U.S. and European nurse midwives.
 * 2) Ursula Gibson: a C-class article created as part of a Women in Red event.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * 1) Minimal. One sentence.
 * 2) Somewhat minimal. Lead calls attention to an academic career but does not forecast the structure of the rest of the article.


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * 1) Focuses only on early life and also on ties to male relatives.
 * 2) Content is career focused and offers little to no information about other biographical details.


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Content evaluation

 * 1) Could use more connections to the development of midwifery, especially the Frontier Nursing Service, whose article could use development as well.
 * 2) Could use more personal connections that might reveal the scientists motivations and early experiences that led her into this science.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * 1) Seems appropriately neutral.
 * 2) Seems appropriately neutral. Reads a little like a CV.


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

Gibson article seems to have strong citations.


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Claims about Breckenridge's religious calling and husband's infidelity are not backed up.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current? Sources could use updating
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes.

Organization

 * Guiding questions

The Gibson article is clear and easy to read and follows a standard biographical structure, but "early life" begins in college.


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Some grammatical and stylistic choices could be improved.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Yes.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes, though the forecast in the lede is minimal.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

Two images in the Gibson article add dimension.


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Only one. It could use an image of the postage stamp created in her honor.
 * Are images well-captioned? Not really. The one image is part of the biographical box.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Appears so.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? N/A.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

No talk yet present. I added a comment about the sourcing for the article, which was almost identical to another web site I found.


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Brief discussion of citations.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Start class article, part of four wiki projects.
 * 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? Currently, the article has a good start, inviting expansion, depth, and currency.
 * What are the article's strengths? Basic organization conforms to biography, mentions other midwives and organizations by names, with cross links when possible.
 * How can the article be improved? Further editing could possibly connect Breckenridge to the historical context in which she lived to provide readers with a stronger understanding of the role she played in the history of nurse midwifery.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? 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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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Mary Carson Breckinridge
 * Link to feedback: Talk:Ursula Gibson