User:98 Experiment 626/Evaluate an Article
Evaluate an article[edit]
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.
- Name of article: American Medical Student Association
- Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I am trying to go to medical school and I would like to know more about this organization.
Lead[edit]
- Guiding questions
- Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes it does.
- Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? No
- Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
- Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is concise.
Lead evaluation[edit]
Content[edit]
- 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
Content evaluation[edit]
Tone and Balance[edit]
- 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
- Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No
Tone and balance evaluation[edit]
Sources and References[edit]
- 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? Yes
- Check a few links. Do they work? Some do.
Sources and references evaluation[edit]
Organization[edit]
- 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
Organization evaluation[edit]
Images and Media[edit]
- Guiding questions
- Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes
- Are images well-captioned? Not all of them
- Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
- Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes
Images and media evaluation[edit]
Checking the talk page[edit]
- Guiding questions
- What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Changing the links and the way that they appear in the article.
- How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? This article is rated C-Class, and it is part of a few WikiProjects.
- How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? They talk to each other about every little thing they change and they make certain to work with each other.
Talk page evaluation[edit]
Overall impressions[edit]
- Guiding questions
- What is the article's overall status? I think the overall status of the article is good.
- What are the article's strengths? The article was really great at the history of the AMSA, they included a lot of links and sources.
- How can the article be improved? This article could be improved by captioning all of the pictures and by making sure that all of their links actually work.
- 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, it only needs a few minor fixes.
Overall evaluation[edit]
Optional activity[edit]
- 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
with four tildes — ~~~~
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