User:Sleuthsr21/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: University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I feel like environmental studies is where Africa countries are left out of the conversation even though they are also affected by it as well

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? Not really. It mainly just views a factual background
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? I suppose mentions about tertiary education initiative, but it does not explain what that is
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Pretty short

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? It is. It talks about the Mission of the institution
 * Is the content up-to-date? I suppose. But it could use some more content on what the history of the institution is, but links don't work
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? I would like to see more content about its impact on environmental studies and its history for the most part
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? It does not.

Tone and Balance

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 * 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? Not sure because it only talks about the Mission of the institution and its programs. There should be more in my opinion
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Sources and References

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 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No. There are citations needed
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? There's only two so probably not
 * Are the sources current? Kind of but almost a decade old for one
 * 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? Nope

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? It's clear, but mainly so because of its short content
 * 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? It only has two sections. So pretty much undetermined

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Just one, but that's it
 * Are images well-captioned? Eh not really
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? No conversations
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Start-Class within the scope of WikiProject Africa
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? No applicable

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? OVerall Start-Class
 * What are the article's strengths? I don't really find it strong in general
 * How can the article be improved? It needs more up to date information for one aka citations. Also it could use some information about its contributions to environmental studies, the people involved, any historical context
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Poorly developed

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