User:Meissnerhannah/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: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pteridospermatophyta
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * Looking at the possibility of editing this page.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? It is concise but not all that clear to someone who may not have a base knowledge of plant/seed ferns.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? No
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes, lead appears to be most of the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Way over detailed.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Potentially.. personally uncertain of recent research into seed ferns.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Yes, some missing content leads to some confusion between meanings.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Some language leans to showing opinions
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No
 * 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? Yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Uncertain of all research out on the subject.
 * Are the sources current? Some are
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes, some are missing links to the citation.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? No
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Seems correct, but leads to confusion
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? No, missing many sections

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes
 * 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? Mostly looking at the taxonomy.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? As a start-class and high to mid importance.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? The discussions focuses more on the paleobotany side of the seed fern.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? A work in progress
 * What are the article's strengths? All citations are from science articles or schools
 * How can the article be improved? Reorganization and words that are more accessible.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Closer to underdeveloped, but not well organized and that leads to the feeling of incompleteness

Optional activity

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