User:Mof1987/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Technology Education

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because technology education relates to the course I am taking, Introduction to Information Technology. This matters to gain a better understanding of the history and current state of technology education. My initial impression is the statements are thoroughly documented, but could likely use some focusing. The article is a tad confusing and seems to contradict itself.

Evaluate the article
The lead section provides an introductory sentence that gives a clear and concise statement on the subject to be discussed. The lead paragraph provides more details on the subject. However, some of the statements made are not further expanded on. The lead is concise.

I feel most of the content provided in the article, Technology Education is not relevant to the topic. I am very confused, after reading the article a few times, as to what "technology education" is. In the second paragraph, it states "Technology education should not be confused with educational technology. Educational technology focuses on a more narrow subset of technology use that revolves around the use of technology in and for education as opposed to technology education's focus on technology's use in general."

The history section seems to reflect what the original statement of what technology education is. However, most of the "current state of technology education" section contains examples of how its used in the classroom and using market research of teachers opinions of how it benefits them in the classroom. While, well documented and thought out, it may be more appropriate in an article about educational technology.

The most relevant source, in this article, will be the fourth reference. This article titled, "Clarifying Misconceptions between Technology Education and Educational Technology ." I found the 8th reference unavailable, and several others, I could not gain access to. Several of the sources, have date retrieved instead of the original date published.

While this article does not contain any media or images, I do not think it is necessary to have any.

The talk page only has three statements, two of which agree the page may need to be removed. I believe it needs to be rewritten and refocused. This page is a Wiki-project and is rated Start-class for quality and rated low-importance. Unfortunately, it may need to be removed until the importance rating is increased.

Overall, the article is poorly written. The information given contradicts information from the cited sources. The strengths of the article are the beginning and the history, as well as, those citations provided. The article could use some refocusing and direction from someone who truly understands the subject matter. Some more aspects may need to be included, such as, the current necessity of Technology Education, and how the lack thereof causes difficulty for those who are not up to date with technology.