User:Marki737/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Environmental studies

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because it is directly related to the course and major that I am taking, being environmental studies. This article matters to me because environmental studies, and discussion on the environment in general, is a topic that has been gaining more attention from the general population over the years, After viewing this article, the initial description of the subject looks to be well explained. The history and education sections in the article are rather short, however. There are also 3 links that do not have a related Wikipedia page listed.

Evaluate the article
The introductory sentence accurately explains that environmental studies is an academic field of study. The lead includes the several subjects that are involved with Environmental Studies, and links them. While the lead mentions that Environmental studies is a broad field of study, those are not included in the major sections currently present.

The article does not have any biased viewpoints about the subject, and explains the history of the study.

Most of the sources used are from the previous decade. In the history section, 3 of the linked references have no Wikipedia page. Some of the sources that I had looked at do not have a page currently associated with them.

While the lead explains well about what the subject of Environmental Studies is about, the only major sections currently included in the article are the History and Education of the subject, both which are brief. The article is relatively easy to read, and explains the basic concepts of Environmental Studies.

The only media included on the page currently is an image of the Earth. Including images on certain fields involved in Environmental Studies in the major sections may be useful.

When looking in the talk section, I had noticed that there have been many edits to the page in 2020. Most of the discussion on the page was about the linking of more credible sources, sources that worked, as well as grammatical fixes over time. There was also discussion on including more information about the history of Environmental Studies.

While I believe the article explains the basic concept of Environmental Studies well, more detailed information about the education field and its history should be included.