User:Tyetenekian1/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: Discipline (academia)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I did not know a lot of information about the topic, and I wanted to learn more.

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? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? I would say it is pretty concise but gives you enough detail at the same time.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? No
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No, the article just states the information.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes
 * Are the sources current? No
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

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 images
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? No images
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No images

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 was a conversation stating there needed to be more references stated throughout the text, someone tried to change the title but others thought that wasn't a good title so they came up with this new title, and someone changed philosophy so it was a metadisciplinary rather than cross-disciplinary.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? This article is rated as a start-class and low-importance and it is part of the wikiproject education.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We have not spoken about this topic in class.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? The articles overall status is start-class and low-importance.
 * What are the article's strengths? The article provides the information in a clear and easy to follow manner.
 * How can the article be improved? Use citations more frequently throughout the text
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I would say the article is well-developed but could use some fixes such as the sources for more credibility.

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: Talk:Discipline (academia)