User:Kbarlow18/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: (Childhood amnesia)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this article because it was something I was curious about and wanted to learn more.

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 it mentions that it will talk about changes in encoding, storage, and retrieval of memories later in the article.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is a little overly detailed in some parts.

Content
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No

Tone and Balance
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No
 * 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? Yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes
 * Are the sources current? The publishing date varies for each source. The earliest date is 1970 but the most recent date is in 2019.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Organization
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? It is fairly easy to read. There are some paragraphs that could be shortened to make it easier to read but for the most part this article is well written.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? None that I found.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes, the sections are separated and labeled very well.

Images and Media
Guiding questions:


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No
 * Are images well-captioned? N/A
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? N/A
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? N/A

Checking the talk page
Guiding questions:


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There have been quite a few reviews and revisions of this article. People mention a few things that can be added or changed. For example someone suggests adding in a section about brain injuries causing childhood amnesia.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated as C-Class. It is currently within the scope of WikiProject Psychology and WikiProject Medicine.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We have gone over memory a little in class but I don't think we have talked directly about Childhood amnesia.

Overall impressions
Guiding questions:


 * What is the article's overall status? I thought the article was mostly well done. As I said before, it can be shortened and more concise for better understanding.
 * What are the article's strengths? The article as a lot of accurate sources for further reading. It covers a lot of different causes of childhood amnesia.
 * How can the article be improved? Needs to be more concise and flow better.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I agree with the person that suggested talking about brain injuries as a cause, that would be interesting to read and I am sure there are many cases where this has affected people's memory of their childhood.

Optional activity

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