User:Kieramalley/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Curriculum Studies

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

From the list of academic disciplines, it seemed the most relevant to my professional goals and interests. My initial assumption is that it will be about how curriculum is written and adapted as education practices change. This is important so that educational leaders can urge their classroom teachers to work with their curriculum and be comfortable adapting it as they see fit or as requirements change.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Lead Section:


 * Very clear and concise topic sentences.
 * Does not include a list of major sections in the article.
 * Includes common questions relating to the topic (Will they be answered in the article? I hope so)

Content:


 * Discusses origins
 * Curriculum is almost a living organism in the way it relies on the needs of society to adapt
 * Different types of curriculum (Hidden, Common Core, Emergent - Not the categories I would have split them into)
 * These were subcategorized with greater details such as questioning techniques
 * Assessments (Seemed loosely connected)

Tone and Balance


 * Neutral
 * Seems oversimplified

Sources and References


 * Relatively current sources: Oldest 2012, Newest 2023
 * Only 10 references
 * Insufficient inline citations?

Talk Page


 * Last edited in 2018 (Outdated?)

Overall Impressions


 * Very clear, but seemed to glaringly overlook the types of curricula (Null, Written, Applied, etc?)
 * Did not discuss application - What is the relationship between curriculum and teaching? Shouldn't curriculum studies address it in theory and application?
 * Overall too vague, not enough development