User:Sawyerbrady44/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Social work)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(I chose social work because it is always a field that I have admired growing up because it is a strong force in improving the lives of others. Social work is centered on a structure of generosity that aims at reducing harm and improving social functioning. My preliminary impression of the article includes understanding the broad spectrum of contributions that make up social work. Several fields and systems are set into place to better the lives of the community)

Evaluate the article
(Lead Section:The topic sentence describes the aspect of social work in detail while also being somewhat concise.The lead includes an overview of the major sections and draws on the overall goals of this profession. It could be seen as rather broad and lengthy.

Content: The content of the article was closely related to the topic "Social Work." It explains how the topic can be divided into three different sections, each section relating to a larger population. The content is up to date being edited multiple times this year, and once this month. The content could have given more in depth information on things mentioned in the lead. The content leaves a lot of room for thinking when it comes to the different levels of social work. There are key aspects to each profession mentioned in the lead that the article does not dive into. Social work is definitely historically underrepresented in that more incentives should be given to those who choose this as a profession.

Tone and Balance: The article is neutral, not swaying in any direction by just relaying information. The information is presented in a very non-biased way, relating the concepts to all people with a common goal of helping everyone. All viewpoints mentioned were in an effort to inform rather than persuade in a particular direction. The article describes not only the definition of social work, but also the profession and how the profession came about. There are not minority viewpoints that are absent. The article mentions other nations viewpoints and definitions of social work.

Sources and References: The article is backed by multiple secondary sources and was reviewed over one hundred times. The definition of social work was taken from the "global definition of social work" by the International Federation of Social Workers. The sources mentioned were from a diverse variety of authors compiling information from different organizations. A lot of the references are outdated but there are multiple very recent sources added. Most of the references were from textbook chapters or pages and all of them worked. Three of the references (that I clicked on) pulled up a PDF of some chapters or a few pages of a chapter. I saw little to no random websites on the references page, but my only suggestion would be to use later published textbooks.

Organization and Writing Quality: There is a good flow in the article giving important information in a somewhat concise way. The information on social work is then divided into three different sections and explained thoroughly. The article gives the different sectors of social work in a broad spectrum of professions. I did not find any grammatical or spelling errors in the text.

Images and Media: Only 1 picture is included in the article and it has little to do with the definition of social work. The one picture does not look visually appealing to the rest of the article. More pictures that show people actively working in the types of professions mentioned would be more visually appealing to the reader.

Talk Page Discussion: The behind the scenes discussion had to do with improvements to the article that mainly had to do with the lengthy first paragraph. It was rated B-Class on the content assessment scale and was involved in a couple WikiProjects having to do with Social Work, Medicine, and Psychology.

Overall Impressions: The status of the article was a "good article" nominee. Certain viewpoints may be underrepresented while the introductory can be seen as too wordy. The article has strengths in the diverse spectrum of authors along with credible sources used. It can be improved by making the beginning more concise in giving the reader the information they are looking for and not much more.The article can be seen as underdeveloped in that more information can be added in regards to minority viewpoints and viewpoints that were underrepresented. )