User:Judyng1/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.


 * Social savings
 * I've chosen this article to evaluate because social savings is a term not many people heard about including me. From evaluating this artictle, I can help my classmates and I learn more about social savings.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?

Yes, the lead includes an introductory sentence that concisely describes the article's topic. In the first sentence, the article gives us the definition of the topic which helps people get the idea right away.


 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?

The lead did not include a brief description of the article's majors sections like "Calculation" and "Railroads and American economic growth." in the introductions. In the introduction is should have leaded those two sections before jumping right into it.


 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?

No, the lead includes information that is only present in the article.


 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

The lead should have included a bit more details because two subsections is not enough to explain something as complicated as social savings.

Content

 * Guiding question


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?

The article's content are relevant to the topic.


 * Is the content up-to-date?

One of the contents are from 2004 so it is not really up to date. The second article's link does not work.


 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

No, there is no content that does not belong.


 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

The article does deal with Wikipedia's equity gaps. Yes, it addresses topics that are related to the 1890's when there were no railroads.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?

The article is neutral.


 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?

There are no claims that appeared to be heavily biased toward a particular position.


 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?

I think the calculation viewpoints are underrepresented and could have been talked more about.


 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

No, the article only states facts and does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position from another.

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?
 * 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


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?

No, article includes mainly graphs and tables to enhance the understanding of the subtopic calculations that will support the topic.


 * Are images well-captioned?

There are no images in the article, other than graphs and tables.


 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?

Yes, all the image adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations.


 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Yes, the images are laid out in order and vertically where its easy to read.

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 social savings relevant to the real world?


 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?

The article is rated pretty good. No, it is not part of the WikiProject but is part of the Academic disciplines section.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?

It gives you the basic understanding of social savings.


 * What are the article's strengths?

The articles strength is the length of it.


 * How can the article be improved?

If there were more pictures and more color.


 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

I would say underdeveloped.

Optional activity

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