User:KatieBrick27/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Environmental studies

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
it was under one of the options for the articles for me to evaluate. I also took this class in highschool and one similar at DU. I have never actually read about the major and thought it was be interesting.

Evaluate the article
Content


 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * Yes
 * No nothing distracted me.
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * No it seems to be all relevant. I would add more to the history and what some people have done with the major.
 * Can you identify any notable equity gaps? Does the article underrepresent or misrepresent historically marginalized populations?
 * No
 * I don't think so.
 * What else could be improved?
 * Adding more photos and maybe some theories in Environmental Studies.

Tone


 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Yes, the article is neutral.
 * No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * No

Sources


 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
 * Yes, the links work.
 * Yes they do support the claim.
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * Yes.
 * Most are linked to other Wiki pages and the others are research centers.
 * No, they do not seem to be biased.
 * Do the sources come from a diverse array of authors and publications?
 * Yes for the authors and no for the publications.
 * Wiki has many different authors.

Talk Page


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * Someone asked if something was neutral and then some saying one thing was not relevant.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * I don't remember how to see this.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * No.