User:Jlee20/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: (link) Women in musicology :Women in musicology
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I choose to evaluate this article because I think it is interesting. I have not looked into articles like this one before and thought it would be a good starting ground.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

There is an introductory sentence that is a good description of what the article will be about. However, this article does not have a section that contains the major sections of the article. This may be because the article is very short. The lead has the basis of what the whole article is about. It is very detailed and seems to be the basis of the whole 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

I think that the content within the article as a whole is all relevant to the topic at hand. The content seems to be up to date and was last edited in May of 2019. I feel as if there can be more information added, being this topic is broad I feel like more information could be beneficial.


 * 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?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

The article has a neutral stand point and everything written is written without bias. I do not feel as if there is persuasive writing in the article at all.


 * 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

The citations are reliable sources. I feel as if the author could have obtained some more thorough sources as they are not too long, but they do reflect the topic the author worked on. Two of the three sources are relatively current and the third source is from 1983. The links are working and easy to use.


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

The article is well organized and I did not see any spelling or grammatical errors. The article is clear and gets to the general point, it is brief and easy to follow. I think the article could be broken down better, such as sections like an introduction labeled.


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

There are images included in the article. They have good clear captions with them and they are laid out well. They both follow the rules for uploading pictures and do not violate copy right regulations.


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

The article has been rated as a Start Class. I agree with the rating that was given because it is a good start, but could use so more details. It is a part of three different WikiProjects: WikiProject Women writers, WikiProject Roots music, and WikiProject Women in music.


 * 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?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

I think mainly the article is a good starting point, but it does need more information and more research put into it. The article does have a good sense of non-biased information and playing neutral in the topic presented.


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

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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