User:Mel2424/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)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


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

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yes, the article's content is relevant to the topic because its related to the decreasing graduation rates in the US.
 * Is the content up-to-date? yes, this article is up to date because it gives statistics from 2015.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? some info missing is statistics and info that are related strictly to African Americans.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? yes, this article is neutral because it gives info without opinion.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? In the section about public policies there are bias that I noticed.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? The section about the public policies was over represented and the section about controversy was underrepresented.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? this article persuades the reader that the college success rate is decreasing.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? yes, the article is backed up by a secondary source of info that seems reliable.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? yes, the sources are thorough and gives different studies and statistics.
 * Are the sources current? no, the sources do not seem current.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? yes, the links that I tried worked.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? This article was nominated a Social Sciences and Society good article but it did not meet the requirements.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? This article has been rated Start-Class. Yes, it is part of a WikiProjects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It differs because this talks about college students in general rather than a specific race.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly 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 Why does most of the information from the article come from sources from a variation of time periods?

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