User:Pandas0801/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Educational software

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
The article was based on the topic of Assistive Technology which is what my group is focusing on, the topic is also related to technology and a DEI topic which is a bonus. Also the topic is of interest to me as I am interested in assistive technology and accessibility.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section:


 * Lead sentence is concise and aptly defines what the term is
 * Lead does not include a summary of the article's topic
 * Needs brief section on the history of educational software
 * Needs section on the types of software
 * Needs section describing the effects and usage of the software
 * Overall lead is concise but needs more

Content:


 * Certain sections of the types, and usage of educational software can be updated
 * History section could be expanded on to include more educational software developments that have occured within the last decade or so (especially more recently given the pandemic)

Tone & Balance:


 * Overall the article has a nice tone and balance, although there could be some minor adjustments done to improve the quality
 * Overall the section where the topic could discuss assistive technology for those with disabilities is very underrepresented and could be improved upon.

Sources:


 * Several of the sources are not from verified sources or are outdated and the sources no longer exist
 * There are many articles from newsites and even some sources that are direct links to software themselves meaning the sources are not unbiased.

Organization & Writing Quality:


 * Overall the writing quality is good although there are some sections where there needs to be information added and elaborated on.

Images & Media:


 * There are few images and tend to be slightly out of date. Although this would track given the development of this topic in recent years some new and more up to date images would be helpful

Talk Page Discussion:


 * There is not that many suggestions and comments within the Talks page. One interesting thing to note is how another college has been assigned to this page to merely review the page, so it might be a good idea to look into the suggestions that other students have made for this article

Overall impressions:


 * Overall what exists on the article so far is written well and organized fairly well. There are certain sections that could be elaborated and other sections that need to be updated with more recent information. In addition the lack of verified and up-to-date sources makes it important to also include that in the work for this article.