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My Mid-Term Quiz for LIBY 1210-15 Winter 2018

My Research Topic is: Autism and Music Therapy

Key words related to my Research Topic are: Autism + Music Therapy+ Children + ASD

Part 1

Examine Wikipedia articles that are directly related to your Research Topic and select a substantive article to evaluate. This could be an article about an idea (e.g., I might choose the one about a topic, e.g., Nortec IF that was what I am researching) or a person (if I were researching Reggae music, I might pick Bob Marley)). Answer the following questions:

++1. I chose to read and evaluate the article titled: (for extra credit, link the name of the article to the article in Wikipedia.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_therapies

+2. Is there a warning banner at the top of the article? No, there is no warning banner at the top of my article.

If there is a warning banner, copy and paste the warning banner here.

Write an brief explanation of the reason the issues mentioned in the warning banner are important. For example, if the issue is “needs additional citations for verification,” why does that matter?

Please note: If the article you are evaluating does not have a warning banner, choose a warning banner from a different article and explain the warning that is in that banner.

+3. Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? Does it summarize the key points of the article? The lead section of the article is easy to understand and it summarizes the key points of the article.

+4. Is the structure of the article clear? “Are there several headings and subheadings, images and diagrams at appropriate places, and appendices and footnotes at the end?” For the most part, I think that the article's structure is pretty clear.

+5. Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic? The article has a pretty good balance on all the various aspects of the Autism Spectrum and the ways in which children on the spectrum can be treated.

+6. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay? Yes, the article stays neutral and reads as more informative than anything.

+7. Are the references and footnotes citing reliable sources? Do they point to scholarly and trustworthy information? Beware of references to blogs; look for references to books, scholarly journal articles, government sources, etc. The footnotes and citations at the end of this article seem to be somewhat reliable but they don't seem to be scholarly journals.

8. Look for these signs of bad quality and comment on their presence or absence from the article you are evaluating:

+a. is the lead section well-written, in clear, correct English? The lead section is well written although the more I read though it, the lead section was mainly focusing on autism and music therapy.

+b. are there “unsourced opinions” and/or “value statements which are not neutral”? No, there are no unsourced opinions nor is there any value statements which aren't neutral.

+c. does the article refer “to ‘some,’ ‘many,’ or other unnamed groups of people,” instead of specific organizations or authors or facts? No, in the article they tend to mention their sources either by name or by mentioning the book or article. d. does the article seem to omit aspects of the topic? The article doesn't seem to omit anything, it mainly seems to have lots of information on autism itself and on music therapy.

+e. are some sections overly long compared to other sections of similar importance to the topic? Yes, there are many sections that seem to be smaller than others.

+f. does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes? No, this article has many references and footnotes.

+g. Look at the “View History” for the article. As you read the conversation there, do you see hostile dialogue or other evidence of lack of respectful treatment among the editors? No, there is no evidence of any disrespect in the view history conversation. __________________________

Part 2:

Evaluate the Wikipedia article you selected using the CARDIO method. Write your answers following each word below:

+Currency (When was the last update of this article? hint: check the View History) The article was last update on February 2nd, 2018 at 8:05am.

+Authority (What evidence do you find that the author(s) of this article have the appropriate credentials to write on this topic?) There is no evidence he has any credentials, under his user profile he states that autism is one of his interests and he has an MSc degree in electronics.

+Relevance (to your research topic) His article was the only article I could find that related more to autism and music therapy.

+Depth The author doesn't go into much depth of how autism can be treated through music therapy.

The information is formatted as a broad idea which then has many sub-points.
 * Information Format (I hope this one will be easy for you.)

+Object (what is the purpose for creating this article?) The purpose is to inform readers about autism and the many treatments that there are to help kids on the spectrum.