User:Mereno1/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.


 * Nerve growth factor: (Nerve growth factor)
 * I chose this article to evaluate because neurology interests me, and it is interesting to read about how growth factors effect the overall function of the nervous system.

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?

Lead evaluation
The lead does include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic, includes a brief description of some the article's major sections (as in the main processes identified), does not include information that is not present in the article and it is concise, but not overly detailed. The lead provides a good "big picture" of the topic of nerve growth factors, and touches on some important topics that are discussed later in the article. It includes two major processes, and what a NGF is overall (history and purpose).

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Content evaluation
The article's content is relevant to the topic, as it gives many different important aspects of nerve growth factors. It appears to be up to date, as the references come from recent sources, and the information seems to reference recent discoveries (within the past six years). There does not seem to be any content that is missing or content that does not belong. The article does not deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps, and it does not address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics.

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?

Tone and balance evaluation
The article is neutral, and there are no claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position. There are no viewpoints that are overrepresented or underrepresented, and the article does not 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?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
All of the facts in the article are backed up by a reliable secondary source, and the sources are thorough and reflect the available literature on the topic. The information is not all from one source, and there are a wide variety of sources used. The sources are current, and they are written by many different, diverse authors.. The links I checked all 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?

Organization evaluation
The article is well-written because the headings are organized well, and the information is easy to read and friendly to navigate to find the information/ topic within nerve growth factors that you are looking for. The article does not have any grammatical or spelling errors. The article is well-organized, and the sections help give a complete overview and holistic approach of the topic of nerve growth factors.

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?

Images and media evaluation
The article includes images that enhance understanding of the topic, for example the gene location image. There could be more use of images, though, as there are only two good images included in the article. The images are well-captioned, and they adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. They are 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?
 * 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?

Talk page evaluation
There have been conversations/ comments about changes made to the article, include deleting some paragraphs with suspicious claims that aren't accurate. Also, there was a previous comment that requested an introduction to the article in 2007. The article is within the scope of the WikiProject Molecular and Cell Biology, and it has been rated as start-class on the project's quality scale and low-importance on the project's importance scale. The article sticks to talking much about the overview of functions, mechanisms, and history for everyone to understand (simple as possible, while including necessary information).

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?

Overall evaluation
This article does a good job with organizing necessary information about nerve growth factors while providing many different areas of interest within this topic, including structure, function, mechanisms of action, and history. This article has very concise and accurate information, but it could be improved by adding more relevant images and describing the images and the importance of them better. The article is well-developed and well-rounded, it could just use some more images to make it more clear what nerve growth factors are and how they function.

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