User:KennyOkg/Digital divide in education/Mdimola Peer Review

General info

 * Whose work are you reviewing?

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 * Link to draft you're reviewing
 * Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)
 * Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)

Evaluate the drafted changes
Can you elaborate on this part of your lead statement (see below)? Highlight what those different perspectives are may clarify the body of your article. == Digital divide in education has been defined and addressed in many research works from different perspectives.

Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
These sentences (highlighted in bold) may be construed as a bias or argument rather than neutral in its statement.

It can be argued that digital divide in education has been in existence and causing havoc to the way knowledge is acquired and disseminated even before the pandemic, but was highlighted when education was solely relying on technology for teachin

The irony in issues of access is that in some schools, whilst the school authority aspires to break this divide by providing materials such as computers, the teachers are not technologically savvy enough to use them effectively and needs to be trained

It is therefore imperative that any measurement of the digital divides in the educational attainment of a country should include taking an assessment of the disparities and asymmetry occurring across the different regions in order to be able to design valid, reliable, and appropriate educational policies that will address those areas failing to maintain pace and progress with others.

Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic?
"Geographically, differences in learning opportunities do occur between students from poor rural and richer urban families." This is a great sentence that is neutral in tone and also iterates the topic without obvious bias.

"There is a need to re-prioritize educational budgetsto suit the prevailing times, particularly with the advent of COVID-19 pandemic, which necessitated different emergency forms of online education". This is an excellent use of neutral tone and the use of citations to support the statements in this sentence.

Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
I think that your articles does a great job of balancing the viewpoints that are related to the current state of the digital divide in education. It highlights populations that have been previously underrepresented in this issue and appropriately addresses the social and academic infrastructures that perpetuate it.

Check the citations. Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that should be added?Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
Your bibliography is a great balance of newer and older articles. In this way, readers can see that there may have been changes or progression in this topic.

Do the links work?
You don't have links that I can see.

Is each fact supported by an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
The following sentences need a reference if you are stating causal relationship or stating a point of view.


 * "A relationship exists between digital skills and learning opportunities in educational practices leading to digital divides in some institutions of higher learning".
 * "Adequate monetary commitment to education on the part of all concerned, particularly government agencies, educational boards, NGOs, and parents, will go a long way in curbing and ameliorating technology divides, which will impact other causes such as universal reliable technology access, improving digital literacy skills and learning opportunities".
 * "Adequate monetary commitment to education on the part of all concerned, particularly government agencies, educational boards, NGOs, and parents, will go a long way in curbing and ameliorating technology divides, which will impact other causes such as universal reliable technology access, improving digital literacy skills and learning opportunities".

Overall, I think it is a very interesting topic and your content strikes a great balance between information and points of views from credible sources. Mdimola (talk) 19:44, 16 November 2021 (UTC)