User:Meganaparker/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: (link) Middle-of-the-night insomnia
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. often I wake up in the middle of the night and cannot go back to sleep.

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? no
 * 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, but after more research hopefully i can update it more.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? probably could be information on the subject so I would say content is missing.

Tone and Balance
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Sources and References
Guiding questions:


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? es
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? not as much as they should
 * 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? yes
 * 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

Images and Media
Guiding questions:


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

Checking the talk page
Guiding questions:


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? looking for more information
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? yes WikiProjects Neuroscience
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? it is a good article and has many characteristics we've discussed

Overall impressions
Guiding questions:


 * What is the article's overall status? complete
 * What are the article's strengths? the way they broke up the discussion
 * How can the article be improved? adding more information, its quite a broad topic
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? well developed

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 with four tildes ~


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