User:Michiguoo/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: Language education
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. This topic is something that I'm very interested in exploring more about.

Lead

 * 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? yes

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? no

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? yes (The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. )
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? yes

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? most are
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? yes
 * 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? not that I found
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? yes, very well-organized

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? one is addressing plagiarism
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? yes it is, it is or was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 22 January 2019 and 8 May 2019
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Wikipedia focuses more on facts whereas we analyzes more of other people's opinions on linguistic education

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? good
 * What are the article's strengths? very good use of evidence
 * How can the article be improved? make it more concise
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is very 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

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