User:Jmlisi/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)
 * Special education in the United States
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I am interested in special education as a career, and this article has some incomplete information.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * No, the article immediately goes into the history of special education.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * No, but there is a contents tab after the first three paragraphs.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * There is no introductory paragraph.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * There is no introductory paragraph.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, the article talks about the history of special ed in the us, federal funding, how students qualify for special ed, the IEP program, safeguards around special education, different types of special ed and the future of special ed.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Not all of it, the evaluation section is not up to date.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * the article states facts without citations to back them up.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?
 * yes, it addresses many different types of special ed.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * some paragraphs about different programs are longer than others
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * The article talks about different programs but there are many different types of special ed programs that aren't mentioned
 * 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?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * yes. Although the article is a bit long, it provides informations.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * yes, there are many sections and sub- sections

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * there is one picture of a special education school in Brooklyn
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * yes, it tells the school, p721, and where it is located, Brooklyn
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * yes, it is next to the paragraph about setting

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * in the talk page, people are concerned that the articles doesn't have enough cited information and that there is no intro paragraph
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * It is part of both wiki project education and wiki project disability, where it has been rated a c
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * we never talked about this topic in class

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * some paragraphs are a bit long with useless information while some paragraphs dont have enough information
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * it tries to cover many topics
 * How can the article be improved?
 * it can have an intro paragraph and the evaluation paragraph could be informed
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * its 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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 * Link to feedback:
 * Talk:Special education in the United States