User:Roro1022/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) The Canon of Medicine
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I have chosen this article because I am interested in medicine. Understanding The Canon of Medicine is very interesting because it allows us to look at the early days of medicine.

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? It is concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? No

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * 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

 * 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
 * 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

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Yes, it has a few grammatical errors.
 * 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? Yes
 * 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? Yes

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? The conversations include the types of sources that should be used, the images that should be used, amongst others.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article is rated B. It is part of several WikiProjects, such as WikiProject Medicine and WikiProject Iran.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Wikipedia presents this topic much more concisely, and in a more organized way.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? The article's overall status is Mid-importance.
 * What are the article's strengths? The article is very organized, and covers the amount of detail needed to have a basic understanding of The Canon of Medicine.
 * How can the article be improved? The article can be improved by adding more to the Development section of the article. It would be interesting to find out more about how The Canon of Medicine came about.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is well-developed.

Optional activity

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