User:Quackdon/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: Information privacy + Privacy in education
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

I chose to write about Privacy in education because I viewed a wikipedia article about politics in education. I am curious to know what privacy in education entails.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? N
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Y
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? N
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Concise

Lead evaluation
Information Privacy

The lead included an introductory sentence that describes the article's topic and gives a brief overview of what the article is going to cover throughout. It also included the different themes it'll go over such as dissemination of data, technology...etc. A contents bar really helps with sorting out the different themes and headings. Although the first paragraph was a general overview of the entire article and the writer didn't include all information on the header, he summarised it using a sentence. The lead is concise.

Privacy in education

The lead included an introductory sentence that describes the article's topic and gives a brief overview of what the article is going to cover throughout. It also included the different themes it'll go over such as expectation of privacy, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the Fourth Amendment, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). However, the order of the list doens't necessarily reflect the list the writer's going to go through. For example, HIPPA doesn't owe a paragraph, it is under the paragraph 'medical'. This may be a little confusing if they only want to read more about HIPPA. The lead is concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Y
 * Is the content up-to-date? Y, since it was last edited in Aug 2019. However, sources used ranged from 1980 - 2002.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? If there was a wider scope of content, it'll enhance the quality of the article.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? No

Content evaluation
Information Privacy

The article's content is relevant to the topic. The content is sufficient and is up to date from the perspective that there's a wide scope. The information types paragraph includes a lot of different categories about where personal information is often associated with privacy concerns, but it can always be expanded and updated. The article doesn't deal with Wikipedia's equity gaps and doesn't address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics.

Privacy in education

The article's content is relevant to the topic. The content is sufficient and is up to date. I appreciate how the writer gave he parameters of what privacy in education is, which really lays out the groundwork for the reader in terms of what the topic is exactly about. The article doesn't deal with Wikipedia's equity gaps and doesn't address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics. There aren't missing content or content that doesn't belong.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Y
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? N
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Y
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? N, in fact, this article is really factual.

Tone and balance evaluation
Information Privacy

The article is neutral and there aren't claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position. It is because this article is fairly factual as each paragraph is short and concise and only talks about information privacy. Moreover, there are many lists in the page that informs the audience about information privacy, which avoids creating a biased tone. Therefore, it doesn't seem to attempt to persuade the reader in favour of one position or away from another, rather serves as an article for readers to be exposed to what information is.

Privacy in education

The article is neutral and there aren't claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position. The headers gave the reader a clear indication of what the paragraph under the header would look like. This allowed paragraphs to be focused and succinct and thus avoided adopting a biased tone. It doesn't seem to attempt to persuade the reader in favour of one position or away from another.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Y, there are citations and hyperlinks.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Y, literature reviews and books.
 * Are the sources current? No
 * 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.

Sources and references evaluation
Information Privacy

All facts are backed up through citation and hyperlinks. Sources, written by a diverse spectrum of authors, include literature reviews and books which provide an overview of the literature and are current. The hyperlink works.

Privacy in education

All facts are backed up through citation and hyperlinks. Sources, written by a diverse spectrum of authors, include literature reviews and books which provide an overview of the literature and are current. It also contains a wide range of sources in terms of year, up to 2017. The hyperlink works.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Easy to read but may expand more to include a wider scope.
 * 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, it is broken down into paragraphs, which introduces different themes.

Organization evaluation
Information Privacy

The article is well written due to it's simplicity and clarity. It is easy to read as it breaks down paragraphs into different ideas, allowing the reader to have a better picture of the article. There aren't any grammatical or spelling errors.

Privacy in education

Similar to Information Privary, the article is well written due to it's wise use of headers and paragraphs. It is easy to read as it breaks down paragraphs into different ideas with a header, allowing the reader to have a better picture of the article. However, there are slight grammatical errors: James Buckley who promoted the importance of protection and privacy of educational records of students who attended primary and secondary schooling. The connector 'who' has been over-used.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? N
 * 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

Images and media evaluation
Information Privacy

The article doesn't contain any pictures.

Privacy in education

The article doesn't contain any pictures.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? some people have pointed out grammatical errors the writer has made but has already been edited and fixed.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated mediocre due to the lack of expansion of the topic. Not part of Wiki Projects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? I think the way the writer approached the article was similar to what we discussed in class, particularly in the citations part. Sources he used are reliable since they are mainly literature reviews and books. By having a third person evaluate your work through using talk pages and sending words of encouragement, the interactions serve as a motivation to keep writing and it's great to listen to other people's advice since our end goal is to make the page better!

Talk page evaluation
Information Privacy

The talk page consists of words of encouragement, healthy debates about specific pieces of information such as including information from another scope (information security) and a few people who pointed out grammatical errors the writer has made, though they've already been edited and fixed. I think the way the writer approached the article was similar to what we discussed in class, particularly in the citations part. Sources he used are reliable since they are mainly literature reviews and books. By having a third person evaluate your work through using talk pages and sending words of encouragement, the interactions serve as a motivation to keep writing and it's great to listen to other people's advice since our end goal is to make the page better!

Privacy in education

The talk page consists of people's update with citations and hyperlinks. A few people who pointed out grammatical errors the writer has made. Sources he used are reliable since they are mainly literature reviews and books.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation
Information Privacy

Although the writer has delivered an overview of what information privacy is, it can definitely improve on expanding on scope, perhaps provide examples and pictures so that the reader can have a more in depth knowledge about the topic. The different themes mentioned are broken down into paragraphs which made the article easy to follow. At the moment, the article sounds complete and is developed although more details and scope can be added in.

Privacy in education

I feel that the writer has successfully discussed what privacy of education refers to, and provided a holsitic article, since it mentioned the parameters of privacy within education, provided concrete examples and even found controversies about the topic. The article was also easy to follow owing to the strong organisational skills of using header and paragraph so the reader has a better picture of the topic. At the moment, the article sounds complete.

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