User:Kreilly7/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: Health communication
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I chose to evaluate Health Communication because I have close relationships with many people that suffer from some form of mental health. I was curious if this article would provide any details when it comes to communicating with those with mental health.

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
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Concise

Content

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

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? I would say no, because it is one sided.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Not an exact position, but it is solely communication with mental health and options.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? I feel underrepresented because I feel like there is so much more out there and this is not a huge page.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? It is more of getting information about communication with mental health out to the world, not so much trying to convince you there is mental health issues.

Sources and References

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 * 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 the all reflect mental health, communication or mental health combined with communication.
 * Are the sources current? No, the most recent is from 2013.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes, it is a research read, which is what I expect going to a topic such as this.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes, it is broken down like a presentation.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? There is only one picture. I do not think so, it gives an example of trying to communicate someone about smoking. Not so much mental health and communication.
 * Are images well-captioned? No.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No

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 is not much talk, the page has been quiet for a couple of years, however someone added something back in June of 2019.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? No, Not that I can find.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It hits on a specific issues of mental health communication from a certain point of view. We have not gone into much detail on mental health other than when one of the speakers touched on it.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? It is a start class and a mid-importance level.
 * What are the article's strengths? It has solid information from a NYU educational assignment in 2013.
 * How can the article be improved? It can be updated. Have more information that touches on the world today. I feel this would boost it from a start level class.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think it is well put together, however it is not up to date so I feel it is underdeveloped.

Optional activity

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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Health communication