User:Mariamadamian/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: Information school
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * The article I chose to evaluate is about Information Schools and how they contribute to a university-level of of understanding human and nature endeavors.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes, the lead does include a proper introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the articles topic. It gives a brief visual idea of what is going to be understood throughout the article.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Yes, everything about the lead was relevant to the major sections of the article.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No, everything that was brought up in the lead was relevant to the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * While reading the lead, I got a concise understanding of what everything will be about.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, everything in the article is relevant to the topic. This article is about information that schools intake with all the different technological resources. It presents information that allows the reader what “information schools” are and how it is beneficial to everyone.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * I do believe everything is up to date.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * In my opinion everything that was mentioned in this article is just the way it should be. Nothing should be fixed or changed.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Everything about this article is neutral because of the way it is presented. The way the tone allows the reader to get a full understanding instead of one point of view rather than the other.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * I do not think any claims appear in this article that are heavily biased toward a particular position however, this article talks about how beneficial information schools are with everyone who is interested. It talks about the pros rather then both pros and cons of how it affects everything around us.
 * Are there viewpoints that are over represented, or underrepresented?
 * Everything that is mentioned in this article is just right. It doesn't allow the reader to feel a way of over representation or underrepresented.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * In a way yes the article does persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another because it only focuses on the good of information schools rather than both good and bad.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Yes, there are links to different references that was used in this article to gather up all the information that was provided.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * The sources are both current and old.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Yes, the link so work. They send you directly to the references that was used.
 * Yes, the link so work. They send you directly to the references that was used.

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?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * The Information School article is very well written. Starting from the first sentence I was able to visualize and understand the message that was going to be crossed.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * There are no images in this article but just by reading the article I already have have clear images of what I am reading and understanding.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * There are no images in this article.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * There are no images in this article.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * I believe their will be thought into this article. This article allowed me to understand what information schools are and how it will progress and improve our surroundings. It will help professionals understand and get academic degrees in different areas of work.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * This article is all based on our future and how technology will take a toll on our future education. We can all sit back and learn more about what information schools offer because everything is going to be virtual and how we could all move this forward.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * Well in class we talk more of archeological based topics but there have been times where we talk about how technology can help improve some of our works and findings. This information school can allow us to dig deep and find more information about our topic and understand things virtually or in person by attending museums, watching videos, etc.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * The status of this article is good. Everything about it is informative.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * I believe everything about this article is strong. It is very short but provides so much information for you to understand what you are reading.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * I think this article could be improved by including the cons about what information schools have more than the pros because it would be nice to see both sides.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * The article is well developed. I think that the length of it was good because it catches the reader’s attention so fast and it does not lead to anything uninteresting. Because it has to do with technology and virtual topics it will get the reader to engage more due to the fact that we are evolving our lives around technology.