User:K.sil13/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: Talk:Academic freedom
 * I was directed to choose an article that has some alignment my class - this was as close as I could find in the Education realm.

Lead
Guiding questions:


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes, there is a clear and concise table of contents.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? It is too messy to clearly understand.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Seems to be concise.

Content
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? It seems to be. It is unfinished.
 * Is the content up-to-date? There are some citations from 2005 and the most recent looks to be from 2010.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Content that is there seems to belong, article is unfinished and still missing information.

Tone and Balance
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article neutral? The article seems to be neutral.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? The article is unfinished.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Sources and References
Guiding questions:


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No - the article is not finished.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Some are thorough - the article is unfinished.
 * Are the sources current? 2010 seems to be the most updated reference.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes, the links I accessed worked correctly.

Organization
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? No, it is unfinished.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not that I saw.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? It is broken down into sections.

Images and Media
Guiding questions:


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? There are currently no images within this article.
 * Are images well-captioned? No images.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? No images.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No images.

Checking the talk page
Guiding questions:


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? The article has had numerous edits starting November 2007, and the most recent being in July 2019.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It has been rated as C-Class and Low-Importance. Is is part of a WikiProject of Human Rights.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? This is not a topic we have covered in class.

Overall impressions
Guiding questions:


 * What is the article's overall status? It is in need of completion and clean up.
 * What are the article's strengths? It has been added to / edited many times. It has a strong outline / table of contents.
 * How can the article be improved? Completion and addition of information.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is still in the developing stages.

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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Academic_freedom&action=submit