User:Mariamendoza342/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Provide a link to the article here.)  Drug education

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article mainly because it catches the attention of those who may be seeking for help. This article matters to me because it educated me on how drugs can harm you in any way, it is also beneficial to others not just me. My preliminary impression of this article was good because I was impressed of the amount of work and facts that were included for me to view, I was able to do some research and understand more about drugs and their side effects.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)


 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you? Yes, everything in the article was relevant to the topic which was drug education. Nothing distracted me from learning about this.
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? Some information is out of date and does need to be renewed since now things aren't the same as they were back then.
 * Can you identify any notable equity gaps? Does the article underrepresent or misrepresent historically marginalized populations? No the article does not misrepresent any information, I was able to find everything with no problem through the links provided in the texts.
 * What else could be improved? Something that could be improved would definitely have to be the outdated information, try to keep the information new, clean and organized when others are interested in viewing.
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Yes in my opinion I do believe the article is neutral because it focuses on many topics about drugs, it describes certain side effects of drugs and what can be done to help those who are in need.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? I want to say a little of both but I will go with underrepresented, just because their isn't as much information in the article than you would expect since drugs are a big thing in today's world. I feel like they should be more to it.
 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article? Yes all the links work.
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? Yes a lot of information is provided with definitions and meanings of different things.
 * Do the sources come from a diverse array of authors and publications? Yes many authors are being used in this article to provide us with more information.
 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? No conversations are on this article.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? This article is within the scope of WikiProject Education, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of education and education-related topics on Wikipedia.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Only that it's a different topic.

~ Maria Malfabon-Mendoza