User:Oalvarez0/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: Children in clinical research
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate:
 * I chose this article because I am a Psychology major and looking through the Humanities category, this article interested me. I was honestly surprised that there is not more information on this article.

Link: Children in clinical research

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * The lead does not include and introductory sentence that describes the topic. It just defines clinical research.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * It does not include a description of the major sections.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No, the lead has a summary of the first section of the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * it is concise, i would say too concise, in my opinion i feel like it needs more details and including the children aspect of the article.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, the content relates to the topic.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Not really, the content in the article has not been updated since August of 2019.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Everything in the article belongs there but i believe that it should have more case study examples of children in clinical research.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * I do not think it is neutral.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * There are many parts of the article where it is biased towards the side of clinical research with kids, not negatively affecting them.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * The viewpoints that children can get harmed is underrepresented.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * I do believe that the article is in favor of the position that children in clinical research is not a bad thing, when there is good and bad in it.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Yes, all of the articles are backed with a secondary source.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * The sources are not thorough, the first link, was an FDA page with general information of children in clinical research.
 * Are the sources current?
 * The sources are all from before 2019.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Yes, the links under the article work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes, the article is well-written.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Not that i saw.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Yes, the article is broken down, and each section is easy to find.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * The article only has one picture, which is a bottle of pills.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Yes, when clicked on the image, it says the medication name.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Yes, it has a source.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * There is only one image, i believe that the article can look better.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * In the conversations, one user mentioned that there needs to be a source added to the claim that parents place their children in clinical research to get money,but there are no specific examples.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * It is under Academics disciplines, in the Humanities section in Medical ethics.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * In this article, it does not provide any specific examples, maybe one. But in class, we have plenty of examples supporting any information.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * It needs work. When you click on the link to the article, wikipedia tells you that it needs improvement.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * I do believe that the article defines clinical research very well.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * Adding more examples, like specific case studies of children in clinical research is something that would improve the article immensely.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * I believe it is under 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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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Children in clinical research