User:Mcbenne3/Evaluate an Article

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: (link)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.- i like to read about medicine

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? - yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?-yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?-yes
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?- concise

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?- yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?- yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?- no

Content evaluation
easy to read

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?- no
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?- no
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?- none
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?- author wants to inform the reader

Tone and balance evaluation
good balance

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?- yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?- yes
 * Are the sources current?- yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work?- yes

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?- easy to read
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?- no
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?- yes, broken down in each section

Organization evaluation
good

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?- no
 * Are images well-captioned?- no
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?- n/a
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?n/a

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? n/a
 * 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? n/a

Talk page evaluation
good

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?- good
 * What are the article's strengths?- easy to read and understand
 * How can the article be improved? - more information
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?- well developed

Overall evaluation
good

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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