User:Klc2019/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: (link- Coral reef protection
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.- I chose this article because it's slightly related to my group article topic and I have also heard a lot about helping the coral reefs.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? -Yes it does, it gives you the point of the coral reef protection.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? I'm not sure
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes it is.
 * Is the content up-to-date? I think the information is only a few years old.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? I think that maybe they could include more information on how over fishing is impacting the reefs, and more information on the biodiversity section.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? The claims don't seem to be to biased on any sides. They seem to be doing a good job of just stating the information for what it is without getting to personal about it.
 * Are there viewpoints that are over represented, or underrepresented? I don't think so, I think they speak evenly about the problems and solutions.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? I don't think there's any persuasiveness present because I think that they just want to give you the facts on the situation.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? I think they are, there are a lot of sources cited.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes they do.
 * Are the sources current? A lot of the sources are old, most by a few years.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? I clicked on a few links and they worked.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? I think it's well written and easy to follow, it just may be missing some information.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? I'm not sure. I keeping seeing the red line under certain words but when I look them up, it says that they are correct.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes it is.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? There are a few images included in the articles that kind of give an idea of what's happening.
 * Are images well-captioned? They appear to be.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? I think so.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? To be they are, they're not just structured in the same order.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? The conversations going on are actually staying on topic and discussing how to improve the article. Some people were talking about needing more sources and other people were including the need for more information in certain areas.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It's a part of the Underwater Diving Wikiproject. It's been rated as a start-class.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? The status is low-importance
 * What are the article's strengths? I would say the different sections they provided.
 * How can the article be improved? It just needs a little bit more information and better sources.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think that sections are well organized.

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 17 August 2019 and 11 December 2019. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Klc2019.

Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 20:37, 19 January 2022 (UTC)