User:Jgarivay/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: First-generation college students in the United States
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. : this article relates to my topic of first generation college students. it includes the different categories of students and statistics.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? the first sentence introduces the term first generation students and its meaning. The following sentences describe the articles topic.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? yes I think it does a great job at letting the readers know what is to come in this article.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? no it does not it includes things that are in the article later on.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? I don't think it is overly detailed at all. it provides a brief description without being too long.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yes the articles content all fits the topic.
 * Is the content up-to-date? the statistics are according to 2011 and 2014 so not all the way up to date.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? no I think all of the content fall under the topic and is just the right amount of detail.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? I think this article is very neutral just stating facts about first generation college students.
 * 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 I don't think so this article just states facts according to the stats.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? yes the article consistently backs up the facts with their sources throughout the article.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? yes they are thorough.
 * Are the sources current? the sources are current
 * Check a few links. Do they work? yes they are working and come up with a click.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? very easy to read not long boring hard to understand sentences.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? not any that I have found.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? yes each section has a topic so you can easily find them.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? there is a couple pictures of graphs to represent the statistics of students.
 * Are images well-captioned? yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? they are just pushed off to the side and on the smaller side.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? no
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? I don't see much difference

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths? separating topics by sections
 * How can the article be improved? I think it is good the way it is maybe just update the stats
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think it is a well completed article.

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

with four tildes — ~


 * Link to feedback: