User:Liketheflower94/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: Communicative Competence
 * I have chosen Communicative Competence because I felt like I already have some basic knowledge about this topic. I believe I can apply some the concepts and learning methods that I have learned during my TESOL (Teaching English as a Second Language) classes and use some of it here in respect to collecting other data and resources.

Lead

 * 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?

Lead evaluation
For the most part, I think the Lead introductory sentence is pretty concise but it can use some more detail. Basically, this article only has one decent paragraph or two about Communicative competence and it is not enough. This article only mentions bits and pieces of certain information but it does not elaborate on it.

Content

 * 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?

Content evaluation
For the most part, the articles content starts off as relevant but then it steers away to different terms and ideas. Even though, there are signs of editing on December 29,2019 the information is still not recent more new data can be included. Definitely missing a lot of information.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are over represented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
The article is neutral. There are no signs in different perspectives or arguments in this article. There is not much persuasion.

Sources and References

 * 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?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
No all of the articles are backed up or have much support and if they do I wouldn't say it is very informative or supportive.

Organization

 * 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?

Organization evaluation
The article has promise. It is simple to read but goes off topic sometimes.

Images and Media

 * 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?

Images and media evaluation
There are no images that can reference the idea or materials used or anything in that nature.

Checking the talk page

 * 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?

Talk page evaluation
There really isn't a lot of conversation happening in this topic.

Overall impressions

 * 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?

Overall evaluation
The overall status of this Start-Class, and I would say that the strengths are some vocabulary but very minimal. I would include more emphasized vocabulary, images, and people. Also, I would include studies that have been performed. It is rated as High-Important scale.

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