User:Sam Shrivatsa/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?

 * 1) Area focus: Education in India
 * 2) Sector focus: Educational inequality

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?

 * 1) Education in India: I hope to see where discussion of NGO education could fit in.
 * 2) Educational inequality: I wanted to see if trauma-informed education was included as part of ensuring equitable access to education.

Evaluate the article

 * 1) Education in India
 * 2) Lead section: The lead section was flagged as overly long. Indeed, the sections on "Poorly resourced public schools" and private schools are unnecessary in this section and could be moved to a relevant sub-section.
 * 3) Tone and balance: The article has been edited regularly and appears to be balanced and non-judgmental in its tone and content.
 * 4) Sources and References:  There are large sections, notably the parts about matriculation exams that lack rigorous citations. Some of the statements made lack citations, such as:
 * 5) "A significant feature of India's secondary school system is the emphasis on inclusion of the disadvantaged sections of the society"
 * 6) "However, others have suggested that private schools fail to provide education to the poorest families, a selective being only a fifth of the schools and have in the past ignored Court orders for their regulation" - potentially referring to RTE's non-compliance
 * 7) The pupil teacher ratios are much better in private schools (1:31 to 1:37 for government schools) and more teachers in private schools are female
 * 8) Images and media: The images used are relevant and pertinent to the topic. Some pertinent additions could be made, including the logos of the national education boards and/or IITs.
 * 9) Talk Page: The Talk Page has been largely dormant for more than 5 years. Hence, the discussions are dated. There has not been any debate surrounding the policies and practices put into place after 2020, such as the NEP or Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
 * 10) Overall impression: The article is fairly comprehensive and covers most points well. Some issues I observed include:
 * 11) Exclusion of education for disabled students - Although there is a section on Deaf education, there is no mention made on accessibility and provisions (or lack thereof) for other physical and cognitive disabilities
 * 12) NGO involvement - Under the section for private schools, there is no mention of schools that cater to marginalized students, despite India having a large number of small schools
 * 13) Progressive influences on education systems - There has been an increase in international schools adopting progressive systems at the elementary level, such as J Krishnamurti's philosophies, Waldorf education and other foreign systems. The article could benefit from included a mention of these
 * 14) Educational inequality
 * 15) Lead section: The lead section makes mentions of mostly US-centric metrics and history. It could use a rewrite with a more globalized perspective.
 * 16) Tone and balance:  The article was flagged for taking a very US-centric view. While the tone is fairly neutral, the skew towards US-based educational contexts leaves the article lacking.
 * 17) Sources and References:  There are large sections, notably the section on "Global evidence" that lack rigorous citations. Some of the statements made lack citations, such "grants and social and cultural changes the education gap has slowly been closing between Whites and non-Asian minorities in more recent years."
 * 18) Images and media: The images used are not all relevant to the topic. The section on "male disadvantage" for instance has a photograph of schoolchildren in Guinea that does not relate to the topic. The section on "History of educational oppression" could use photographic documentation
 * 19) Talk Page: The Talk Page has been largely dormant since 2011. Hence, the discussions are dated. There has not been any discussion of trends in educational inequality following COVID-19, for instance.
 * 20) Overall impression: The article is fairly comprehensive. Some issues I observed include:
 * 21) Exclusion of education for disabled students - There is no coverage of educational inequalities as a result of diagnosed or undiagnosed disabilities. This is a major issue in many parts of the developing world.
 * 22) Trends in educational inequality - Especially in light of COVID-19, the article is need of updating.