User:Ttjjarrett/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: Antimicrobial resistance
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I chose to evaluate this article because antimicrobial resistance is a growing concern in modern medicine and I wanted to find out more about it.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Lead evaluation
There is a concise introductory sentence and appears to have a brief description of the major sections. It does not appear that the lead has information not present in the article. The lead may appear overly detailed.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Content evaluation
The content was relevant to the topic. The content appears to be up-to-date as the article I chose is a rapidly expanding area of science. I do not believe there is content missing (to my knowledge).

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
The article is neutral, without heavily biased sections or information. There are no viewpoints over or underrepresented. The article does not attempt to sway the reader in anyway.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
The article is huge and from what I saw the sources Would not be all secondary information. Websites like the CDC were referenced which would not be counted as secondary sources. The links I tried worked.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Organization evaluation
The article is very well written and easy to read (however it is long). There were no spelling errors, and was well broken down in a logical order or topics.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Images and media evaluation
There are images in the appropriate topics that are captioned to make sense for the use in the article. I did not check if all the images adhere to the copyright regulations (there were too many).

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation
There were conversations going on about how to upload videos relevant to the area — where people responded that the videos had factual mistakes. The article is part of/ or of interest in few wikiprojects. I could not find where it says the articles rating. The only way the article is different than how we talk about antimicrobial resistance in class is that the information is purely factual, without any indication of emotion behind the writing.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation
I also do not know where to find the articles overall status; however, it is being actively updated and edited. The articles strengths are with its layout and ease of understanding information present. If something is confusing, there was a link there to define the word that was too complex to know without background research in the area. I do not think the article can be improved, or if it can it is passed my knowledge to say. I think the article is well-developed.

Optional activity

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