User:Talizarnegar/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: Agriculture in the Philippines
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I chose this article to evaluate because it was the most similar Wikipedia article to my project.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * The lead includes an introductory sentence, but it is the only sentence in the whole lead and does not adequately generalize everything stated in the article.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * No, it is only one sentence.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Yes, the Lead contains information not present in the article. It mentions that agriculture is employed by 27.7% of the workforce in the Philippines, a fact not mentioned or brushed upon in the article itself.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * It is too concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, it briefly highlights major agricultural crops in the Philippines.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Yes, it seems to be because all of the sources are fairly recent.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * I think there should have been more information on methods of agriculture and environmental impacts as well important exporting countries.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes, it discusses all of the crops objectively.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Because the article heavily talks about each crop in general, there is not any bias or any position that is pushed towards.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * There aren't any viewpoints.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No, there was no attempt to persuade the audience in the article.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Most facts are backed up by a source, however each sentence does not have a source at the end. So, not all of the statements are backed up.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * The sources reflect the crops discussed, but there could have been more literature cited that discuss how the crops arrived in the Philippines, or when. There also could have been more sources that discussed techniques of how agriculture is conducted in the Philippines.
 * Are the sources current?
 * Yes, all of the sources are from 2011 to now, and there is one source from 1991.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * I opened a few of the links, around five, and most of them did not work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes, each section brings up a different type of crop and then discusses the percent of land dedicated to the crop and some of the regions it is grown in. Each section is concise and discusses the same things within them so there is consistency.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * No, the article does not have any grammatical errors.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Yes, each section is differentiated by crop, and each important crop in the Philippines is discussed.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * The photos are really good and informative in this article. There are three photos of a map of the Philippines showing the density of growing a certain crop in certain regions. There is one map showing the amount of corn grown in certain regions, another for rice, and another for cacao. It helps to show which regions of the Philippines dedicate more land to which crops. There are also photos of some of the crops that are grown in the Philippines.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Yes, they provide a concise and clear description of the main focus of the photos.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * All of the photos are owned by the people who posted them. So, they must have utilized the wikipedia commons to upload phots that they owned.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * Yes, they are all lined to the side, and there is a photo next to every two paragraphs.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * There is one conversation going on about the sources. Someone posted that they edited the article by modifying two external links and also provided a template that can be used to fix any issues with URLs.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * Within the scope of the WikiProject Agriculture, the article is rated as start-class in quality and has no rating for its importance. For the WikiProject Tambayan Philippines, it is rated as start-class on the quality scale and as high-importance on the importance scale.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * The way Wikipedia discusses the topic is different because it lays out important crops in the Philippines, areas they are grown most, and percentage grown overall, which is something we don't talk about that much in class. When we think about agriculture in the Philippines in class, we discuss how it came to the Philippines, driving forces, different theories, and more, rather than the literal crops grown there.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * I think the article is good, but could work on improving certain ideas and expanding on certain topics. The to-do list includes discussing the environmental impact of agriculture on the Philippines and I think it would be a good idea to add that because it is very relevant today.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * The article dives deeply into the types of crops grown, where they are grown, and how much they are grown. I think it details these very well and the photos provided, as well as the chart that was included, provide a clear explanation as to which regions focus more on which crops.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * The article could be improved by expanding to more topics under the realm of agriculture in the Philippines, like environmental impact, methods of production, how agriculture came to the Philippines and why, important exporting countries, and maybe even historical and cultural connections of valued crops like rice.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * I think the article is underdeveloped. It could use more work in discussing the different topics I mentioned in the previous question.

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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Agriculture in the Philippines