User:Cfrench17/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: (link)
- Africanized bee
- Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
- I thought it would be interesting to learn about the africanized honey bees in the process of doing this exercise.
Lead
[edit]- 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?
- Somewhat - It does not touch on all of them.
- 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 but a little random
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?
- More information could be provided discussing morphology.
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?
- Most of them
- Check a few links. Do they work?
- Yes
Sources and references evaluation
[edit]Organization
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
- No - some sentences are wordy and start to run on.
- 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?
- Yes
- 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?
- Some of the language is not simple enough
- sources are missing
- How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
- C class, Low priority, Yes an ecology class at washington University
- How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
- We have not talked about african bees in class
Talk page evaluation
[edit]Overall impressions
[edit]- Guiding questions
- What is the article's overall status?
- C class
- What are the article's strengths?
- Good pictures
- How can the article be improved?
- More citations
- How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
- Overall we-developed - just missing some citations and finishings.
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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