User:Rtribb25/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Academic discipline

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I heavily relate to it. Academic discipline has to do with keeping up with assignments, study material, and exams, all while having a personal life. I wanted to choose an article that resonated with me, so I could possibly learn something new, or have something to suggest/information to provide.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section:

The article started off strong, defining the topic, as well as providing a small overview of what will be discussed in the following article. I would say the Lead section is a bit too detailed, to the point that it may confuse the reader. Academic discipline has a simple definition and overview, it doesn't need to be so complicated and wordy.

Content:

The content appears to be relevant to the topic, but not exactly up-to-date. It's important to provide more recent information just in case new findings have been discovered or the information provided is no longer correct.

Tone and Balance:

This is definitely neutral, I did not capture a glimpse of biased opinion. It was strictly informational.

Organization and writing quality:

This article, in my opinion, was not easy to read. It was too wordy--it's okay to use simple vocabulary sometimes. You don't always have to sound so complicated, especially when explaining research on a topic that should not be hard to understand. It is well-organized, though, having different titles for certain topics to maintain fluidity.

Sources and References:

As one can obviously see, the article is missing a ton of citations. So, no, not all information is backed up by a reliable secondary source of information when it needs to be. Even when there are citations, the sources are not current, meaning they were taken from over 10 years ago. I would suggest maybe finding articles written more in the present, especially if new information has come about. Although, these sources do appear thorough, with multiple authors, enabling the reader to obtain more than one opinion/explanation on certain topics--it is always good to hear from more than one person.

Images and Media:

No images.

Talk page discussion:

Only one student responded to the article-- But when thinking about conversations this article could potentially spark, is regarding why the article focuses on only college students and above. Why does this isolate high schoolers and below?

Overall impressions:

Well written, but confusing. It is lacking simple information, but is super complicated.