User:Kev2kus/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: Human services
 * The purpose of evaluating this article is to gain an understanding of the different human services that are out there.

Lead
The lead starts off with an introductory sentence that defines human services to give readers a clear and basic understanding of the article's topic. In each major section, the lead does provide a brief description for each section. Everything that is listed in the contents is written about in the major sections. The lead is concise in their writing in each major section and does not provide overly detailed information.
 * Guiding questions
 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Content
Yes, the articles contents relates to the topic of human services. The last time this article was written was in October 2015 which is 5 years to this date, therefore there is a possibility that it is not up to date to today's standards as there are some key aspects that may have changed in human services. All of the contents on the article all appear to have relevance to the topic. The article does not address any equity gaps or underrepresented populations in human services.
 * Guiding questions
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or 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?

Tone and Balance
The article seems to take a neutral stance on human services as it purely just highlights what human services are like in North America and Canada. The article does not dive deep in the social issues that are in human services. The viewpoint is definitely geared towards the North American and Canadian reader as only information on human services in these regions are talked about.
 * Guiding questions
 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Sources and References
The author takes a neutral stance and is just recycling information from the sources that he or she is using. The date of the sources range from the 1980s to 2016 which suggest that this article may be a little outdated. The author makes no mention of marginalized individuals in the human services.
 * 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
The article appears to be well written and presents an easy to read experience. The author does a great job of breaking down the topic of human services into major sections that explores those points within that section.
 * 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
This was a relatively short article and no images were utilized.
 * Guiding questions
 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Checking the talk page
There has not been any discussions in the talk page in this article, and it appears that this article is not rated or part of any WikiProjects.
 * Guiding questions
 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions
There is room for improvement in this article. The information in this article is reflective of the human services as of 2016 but what can be included is how human services is in 2020, since alot has changed since 2016.
 * Guiding questions
 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

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