User:Jkakajajk/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: Language deprivation in deaf and hard of hearing children
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. It is a very important topic, the term has developed relatively recently, and has ties to psycholinguistics.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? No. Current introductory sentence states what causes language deprivation, but does not explain what language deprivation is.
 * 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? It's a bit scattered, with information that should be in it's own section.

Content

 * Guiding questions


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

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? For the most part.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Does not take an international lens - many references to ASL instead of the sign language modality.
 * 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? No, many missing citations.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? No, many missing citations.
 * Are the sources current? Yes.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Could be improved.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Some.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? No.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No.
 * Are images well-captioned? n/a
 * 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? Comments on style and need for a worldview perspective
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? C, WikiProject Deaf, WikiProject Linguistics
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Good start, needs more
 * What are the article's strengths? That it exists!
 * How can the article be improved? More research, better organization
 * 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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