User:Taylorrdrakeee/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.


 * Health communication
 * I chose this topic because in the healthcare or any field that you chose to go into communication is key. You need to communicate with everything you do to ensure that the job or the day to day tasks get accomplished.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * increase audience knowledge and awareness of a health issue
 * influence behaviors and attitudes towards a health issue
 * demonstrate healthy practices
 * demonstrate the benefits of behavior changes to public health outcomes
 * advocate a position on a health issue or policy
 * increase demand or support for health services
 * argue against misconceptions about health

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * the article's content is straight to the point and does a good job staying on topic.
 * the content up-to date everything is relevant.
 * there isn't content that is missing or content that does not belong

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * the article neutral
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? no there are not this article does a good job telling how the daily communication in healthcare is good but cold improve.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? I think the author should go more into detail on how healthcare workers communicate.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? there is always room to improve.

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
 * Check a few links. Do they work? yes they work

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? yes very well written
 * 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. well spaced out

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? one small image. could use more visuals.
 * Are images well-captioned? yes the one picture that was there was well explained.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? yes
 * 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? n/a
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? not part of wiki projects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? some of the sources they used were journals.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? I think this article was well thought out and well constructed.
 * What are the article's strengths? the author of this article did a good job organizing. the lay out is great as well as the format used.
 * How can the article be improved? the article can be improved by using more images.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? no I think this article is well developed. there is room to improve but they are well thought out and most of the sources are good.

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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 * Link to feedback: Taylor Drake.