User:Sgardenh/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.


 * English studies
 * I chose this article because I am using WikiEdu for an English class so I found it fitting to use an article about English.

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? The lead 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? No
 * 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? No
 * 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? Sort of- it has one picture of an open book, but I don't know if that really enhances understanding of the topic.
 * Are images well-captioned? No, although it might not even be an image they chose to put in there, it might be a link to something else.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? I believe so, I didn't know Wiki had copyright regulations relating to images.
 * 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? A lot of people think the article is too wordy and needs revision.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? I am not sure how to tell the rating on the article.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We haven't talked about this in class yet.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? I don't know how to assess the status of an article.
 * What are the article's strengths? I liked the lead. I liked that they explained that they aren't talking about the english language, rather they are talking about the study of english (grammar, writing, etc)
 * How can the article be improved? They rambled on a lot so I think they could make it more educated.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I thought the idea was developed well, it was just kind of wordy.

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