User:Llee804/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: Economic history
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * This is relevant to our class as it is the study of economies as a whole.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The Lead does include a introductory that concisely describes the article's topic. However, the Lead does include some background information that is not present in the article's major sections.


 * 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

 * Guiding questions

The article's content is relevant to the topic as it gives full background information including historical information about money, businesses, finance, and globalization. In addition, the article discusses economic inequality in history. The content of the section focusing on economies today is up-to-date.


 * 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

 * Guiding questions

The article is neutral and presents topics by representing both sides. The article presents facts without attempting to persuade the reader to favor a position.


 * 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

 * Guiding questions

Most facts are supported by reliable secondary sources that mostly seem to reflect the available literature on the topic. However, a lot of the sources are old. Some of the facts seem to be an inference from the authors. The sources are written by a diverse group of authors.


 * 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

 * Guiding questions

The article is well-written and concise with no errors. The sections are logically organized and reflect the major points of economies.


 * 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

 * Guiding questions

The article mostly does not include images that enhance understanding of the topic. However, a chart that is included helps. The caption in the photos is sufficient enough. The images are laid out in logical spots under each subheading.


 * 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

 * Guiding questions

Someone wanted more economic history of the United States to be included in the article. Someone else reordered and restructured the material. Another person has a problem with the article focusing on capitalism in particular. This article is part of Wikiprojects dealing with business, history, and economics.


 * 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

 * Guiding questions

The article does a good job in presenting the history of economics. The strengths are that it covers a lot of subtopics with economics such as finance history. The article can be improved by including other systems such as communism since capitalism is part of the article. For the most part, the article is complete.


 * 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?

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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