User:P.f.n96/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) Academic Discipline
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this article because as a future educator, chemistry teacher, my job is to prepare high school students to learn the skills that are required in higher level course. Many students when they get to college have a lot of anxiety when choosing a major because they are required to  decide choose a  major they must master in order to graduate with a degree. This is a huge decision to make at the age of 19, bringing lots of anxiety.  Not many science teachers focus on teaching the skills required to master all the objectives of the class. The teachers teach with a goal of having students pass standardized tests without making sure they understand the content and master the skills. I believe if teachers understood the importance of academic discipline and informing the students at an early stage, for example 10th grade, then it would be a much easier for them to transition from being generalist to experts as they move on to college.


 * Guiding questions
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 * 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? The lead is concise

Content

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 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? yes the last update was October 18, 2020
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No, all information is concise and relevant
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? I do not think this article speaks on historically underrepresented populations. In the history section the only thing that was mentioned was the sciences branched of into two categories, natural science discipline and social science. These encompassed other sciences with in these categories.

Tone and Balance

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 * 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? No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Sources and References

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 * 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
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? Yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes to all three
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No
 * Are images well-captioned? N/A
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? N/A
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? N/A

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Many people added links to articles to back up the research.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? B, The article is mostly complete and without major problems but requires some further work to reach good article standards. No it Is not part of wikiProject
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It does not. All the points spoken about in the module were represented.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? I think the paper was well written. In my opinion there were enough backing evidence but in the credibility section it mentioned it needed more references.
 * What are the article's strengths? The lay out of the article is what helps with clarity. The information is very concise and encompasses all the different sciences and how this information relates to academic discipline.
 * How can the article be improved? In the beginning of the article it starts with " do not confuse with school discipline" a brief explanation of how academic discipline and school disciples are different could have made that comment a little more clear.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I believe the article is well-developed.

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