User:Zayn1254/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.


 * Politics of Education: Politics in education
 * I am currently doing policy research in childhood education policy in American and wanted the relationship between politics and education.

Lead

 * Guiding questions
 * The first sentence describes the two main parts of politics of education. The article does not have sections, just an introduction. The beginning is very brief.


 * 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?

Content

 * Guiding questions
 * All the content in the article is about politics in education.The citations indicate that the information is from 2002; however, the description of what politics in education is as a discipline is unlikely to change over time so the article is up to date. The article seems to be lacking details about the application of politics in education and fails to give a well-rounded explanation of what it is.


 * 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?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions
 * The article is neutral and written in a factual manner. There seem to be no claims that are heavily biased or any viewpoints that are overrepresented or underrepresented.


 * 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?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions
 * The heading above the article indicates that the articles lacks citations. There could be more sources about the debates between "politics of education" and "politics of education." All the sources are from the last 20 years. The reference links work.


 * 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?

Organization

 * Guiding questions
 * The article is concise, perhaps a little too concise. It does not have an grammatical errors. The article needs to be organized better in the regards to the sections it is broken down into. One paragraph discusses a variety of topics that should have their own paragraphs.


 * 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?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions
 * There are no pictures or other media.


 * 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?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions
 * There are multiple evaluations that point out the issues with the article such as the fact that it does not go in depth at all. The article is not part of WikiProjects but rather an academic article. There is no rating for the article. This topic seems purely factual but does not clearly explain the topic or go in depth which is different to how we discuss ideas in class.


 * 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?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions
 * The article requires significant improvement in its depth and clarity. It needs more sources as well as more up to date sources. It is definitely underdeveloped and needs more information added.


 * 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?

Optional activity

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