User:Tcvpilipina/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: (link) Environmental Studies
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. Environmental Studies is my concentration.

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? yes
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is concise and provides different links that bring you to different forms of EST

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

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? This article branches off into other articles so I would say yes for the most part.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Not that I have seen, again there are many parts and links in this article.
 * 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? Yes

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? The ones I have clicked on do

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? No
 * Are images well-captioned? No
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? No ( not many pictures)
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No ( no pictures)

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * 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? I am actually not quite sure where to look at the ratings for this article.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Goes into more detail of the different environmental topics the relate to EST.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Good
 * What are the article's strengths? Going into more detail of the different kids of EST there are and having them on a different wiki page.
 * How can the article be improved? more pictures/ visuals
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? this article is well developed

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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