User:TurtleyTubular123/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: Environmental science
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I have chosen to evaluate this article because it is on a topic that is closely related to my chosen academic major and one of my academic minors. Also, the area of interest that this article is addressing is a possible career field that I could get into one day.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * The lead of the article does in fact outline the entirety of the topic and the article.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Yes, it discusses the study of the topic and then how it can be applied to be a solution to many problems across the globe.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * The lead explains the components of environmental science, but doesn't touch upon each one that they listed.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * The lead is overly detailed because it lists a lot more components of environmental science than needing to.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, the content of the article is relevant to the topic.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * It seems as though it hasn't been very well updated, but the information does hold true to this day.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * I don't believe that there is missing content.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?
 * The article does span the equity gap of Wikipedia.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * The article does have a neutral tone.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * The claims being made in the article seem to be very narrow and walking the middle ground between one side or the other.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * There is not.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * The article is not written to persuade, it is written to inform.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * All of the facts that are presented in the article are supported by at least one supplemental article.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * They do represent literature that is readily available to all viewers, and there are direct links to most of them embedded.
 * Are the sources current?
 * The majority of the sources were written/published in the last 20 years, where only one of them is from earlier than the year 2000.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * They aren't on that wide of spectrum. Many of them have affiliations with some institution of learning, while some are government based. The second part of this bullet does not apply to this article.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * The links do work they way they are supposed too.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes the article is well-written in a clear and concise manner that gets the point across to sufficiently inform the reader.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * This article doesn't contain any grammatical or spelling errors.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * The article is very well organized and is broken down into sections that help clarify and define the main points of the article.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * The article does include images that enhance the topic of the article.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * The images are well-captioned. Many of them are direct and to the point while one is a semi lengthy caption.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * I believe that the images do adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * The images are laid out in a visually appealing, and they are placed next to sections that gain added support from the visual image.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * I do not believe that there is any conversations happening behind the scenes of the topic.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * It is a member of WikiProjects, and has affiliated graphics and connections in the Wikimedia Commons.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * I don't believe that the way Wikipedia discusses the topic differs from what we have talked about in class.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * The overall status of the article is that it is complete and edited recently to add to its credibility.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * The strengths of the article includes the clarity, the conciseness of the information, and the development of the topic of the article.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * The article can be improved by maybe going into some of the other aspects of the topic to further develop it in a more broad spectrum.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * The article overall is complete and well-developed to get a sufficient amount of information out about the topic in the most concise format they could.

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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