User:Mwright561/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) Digital media use and mental health
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose to evaluate this article because I am curious as to what affects digital media has on our mental health. Before reading, I believed that digital media had very little affect on our mental health, but I was painfully wrong.

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? Concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, includes sources from this current year.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes, only goes based on research.
 * 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. Just shows the facts.

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? 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, article is very clear.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? None that I noticed.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Very few, images don't really provide much information.
 * 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? Images are off to the right side of the page.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Conversations about minor editing going on behind the scenes.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article is listed in the "good article" criteria. It is also an interest of many WikiProjects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Wikipedia goes into more details, letting authors talk with each other, working on making a better article.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Level-5 Vital Article
 * What are the article's strengths? Use of sources, research
 * How can the article be improved? Could add more information on other studies as well.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Article is well-developed/ complete.

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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