User:JessicaKoudys/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Volcanology


 * Article Evaluation

Article could use more links and explanation of certain terms. For example, the author says "distance measurements through tiltmeters, total stations and EDMs". The term EDM could refer to a variety of things, therefore clarification is essential. Additionally the article has words such as volcanic conduits and upwellings that should be linked to other wiki pages.

There are a couple sections (Greco-Roman philosophy, Renaissance observations) with no sources to back up the information. There should be multiple sources when talking about historical facts or claims.

The sources are also outdated and many are taken from websites. One citation link I clicked on took me a website which states they may have outdated information.

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Pedology


 * Article Evaluation
 * Some sentences in this article should be rewritten to make it easier for the reader to follow. For example, the article says, "Soil is not only a support for vegetation, but it is also the pedosphere, the locus of numerous interactions between climate (water, air, temperature), soil life (micro-organisms, plants, animals) and its residues, the mineral material of the original and added rock, and its position in the landscape." This sentence should could be broken up.
 * This article is also very brief and would benefit from including other sections such has history, education and topics in pedology. The key concepts section is very broad and could be broken down into detailed sections.
 * Additionally, in the overview section, there are ideas that are unsourced which should be.


 * Sources

Using the sources below, I would like to create a history section to enhance the article.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706104000801

Yaalon, Dan H., and Simon M. Berkowicz. History of Soil Science : International Perspectives. Reiskirchen, Germany: Catena Verlag, 1997. Print.

Warkentin, Benno P. Footprints in the Soil People and Ideas in Soil History. 1st ed. Amsterdam ;: Elsevier, 2006. Print.

Holowinsky, Ivan Z. “Vygotsky and the History of Pedology.” School Psychology International 9.2 (1988): 123–128. Web.