User:Savgilbert/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: Early childhood trauma
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * This article is related to our class and I am interested on the impacts of childhood trauma later in life.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The Lead does include a strong introductory sentence that defines the topic. However, I do not think that it lays out the article's major sections well. It is concise and a strong introduction to the topic.


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

Content

 * Guiding questions

As a whole, the article's content is relevant to the topic because it largely describes the outcomes that are possible from early childhood trauma. Most of the content seems up to date as a lot of the articles cited have been published in the past two decades. I think that some content could be added on other possible conditions that could attribute some cause to childhood trauma instead of just depression and PTSD.


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

The article seems neutral to me, and I do not notice any claims that are heavily biased.


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

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

All of the facts appear to be backed up by reliable sources. Basically every sentence has a citation to a published reliable source. The sources are current for the most part, and the PDFs and doi links that I checked did work.


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

The article is easy to read and it is concise enough. I think it is well-organized and broken down but could have a few more sections added since this is a complex topic.


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

There are no images on the article page.


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

There is a conversation about how the article was greatly shortened after criticism and debate over if the introductory paragraph is detailed enough. They also debate the credibility of some of the sources.


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

The article's strength is that it is concise and easy to read. However, I think it could be better developed with more information and more credible sources.


 * 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?

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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