User:Mcginnca/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: USA Biolympiad
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: Using the tabs from the academic disciplines category, I found the USA Biolympiad page. I have never heard of the USA Biolympiad and thought it would be good to learn something new.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? The introductory sentence clearly describes the article's topic, however, it could be more concise.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? There is a table of contents that breaks the article down into its main sections.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? The lead article includes a lot of the same information presented in the history section. However, there is not any information that is not present in the article in the Lead.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is concise, however, I think it includes too much history of the topic and less of the broad information it should.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, though I think the page could be more complete.
 * Is the content up-to-date? The page was last edited on January 19, 2020
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? n/a

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No- there are no strong opinions presented.
 * 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? There is only one reference: USA Biolympiad Center for Excellence in Education.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? There is only one source
 * Are the sources current? Somewhat, the reference is citied from January 2, 2019.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes the few links I checked worked.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not that I can see.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes, however, I think it could be more comprehensive with past winners and topics discussed.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No images included (there is a table of the participant numbers by year at the very end)
 * Are images well-captioned? n/a
 * 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? There is no talk going on behind the scenes. There is one comment about a broken link from 2018, however, this has been fixed.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? This article is not rated however it is in the scope of WikiProject Awards.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Good!
 * What are the article's strengths? Very concise and
 * How can the article be improved? More sources from varying view points and more information from past winners, etc.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is well developed at the level it is presented. However. I think there is untapped potential!