User:Makaylacg/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:
 * Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I chose to do my article on this man because when I came across his page I saw that he was a pathologist which I think is pretty neat. It turns out he studied many types of conditions and even founded a couple.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * It gives an accurate and brief overview of Dr. Recklinghausen.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * No there is no description of the major sections.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * It mentions his son and that is the only spot he is mentioned.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * The lead is very concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * The content is relevant, it goes over Dr. Recklinghausen's education, field of study, and publishings.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * The content is missing information but all facts included seem to be accurate and up to date from my findings as well.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Plenty of missing information such as his early life, family (it is mentioned he has a son who is a psychologist but no mention of a mother), his contributions to the university he taught at ( this article: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25130034?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents, talks about him constructing a new labratory). And it only touches on some of his discoveries.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * I felt that the article kept a neutral attitude.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Not that I saw.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * His contributions to the medical world are underrepresented I believe.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Yes, they might not be cited correctly but the references are biography's and academic entries.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes the sources are thorough, but there are more sources out there, I found one when searching through our school's databases.
 * Are the sources current?
 * All the sources are within the last 25 years, with a couple being closer to 2019.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Yes they do

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes it is, the structure is easy to read, the only non clear part is some of the medical terms I am unaware of.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * I did not see any.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * The article is well organized for the time being, as more contributions get added to the page it might need to be broken into smaller categories in order to prevent a lengthy wall of text.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * There is one image providing the appearance of Dr. Recklinhausen. However, additional pictures that convey what his work and studies were about would make the article more engaging.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Yes, the picture provided also mentions his birth and death dates, his nationality, the institution he attended, and a few other facts.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Yes, the image is in public domain according to the National Library of Medicine.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * The image does look nice, it is off to the side rather than in the middle of the text or distracting.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * One person has commented that getting a translation of his works would be beneficial but that is the only conversation currently.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * The article is rated start class
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * Wikipedia is different because it focuses on a person's whole life and all from unbiased views. In class we tend to focus on a person's highlight as far as their career and pursuits go as well as the way they were viewed for suggesting these ideas instead of just providing information to form our own views.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * The article has not been evaluated for B class status.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * The article includes all of his higher education as well as his time as professor there. It also touches on some of his medicinal work and the writings he published.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * The article could be improved drastically. One step would be to find out about his early life, where did he live, did he study as a child, etc. But also in a very short time frame he was asked to be an assistant and progressed to a Professor without going through the normal steps up, as I found in this article: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25130034?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * I would say that the information within the article is well developed, but the article itself still needs a significant amount of work.

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