User:Jerseryq/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.

• Literacy in the United States: Literacy in the United States
• This article discusses literacy specific to the U.S. but I feel that the research I have done is not included in the article and I could possibly add to it.

Lead

Guiding questions

• 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?

Lead evaluation

• The introductory sentence is good, it includes how literacy is obtained through education.
• The Lead does include a summary of each section; it summarizes how literacy is defined, how its measured and an evaluation of literacy as it pertains to the U.S..
• No, the information in the Lead is in the article.
• The lead is concise.

Content

Guiding questions

• 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?

Content evaluation

• The content is relevant, it discusses how literacy is defined and why it is important for adults to have good literacy. It also evaluates literacy in the United States and if adults in the U.S. are in good literacy standing.
• The article uses data, surveys, and its discussions are centered from articles more than 20 years old but, it does include some content from as recent as 2008 and 2013.
• The article only discusses literacy as it pertains to adults but it does not really discuss literacy development at an early age such as for elementary schools and its importance for adult literacy, it only includes one sentence about early literacy.

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Tone and Balance

Guiding questions

• 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?

Tone and balance evaluation

• The article is neutral and is not trying to convince readers of favoring one position over another. It's discussions are jus informing the reader but not persuading them in any way.

Sources and References

Guiding questions

• 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?

Sources and references evaluation

• The facts in the article are all cited by sources; nearly all sentences have a citation to secondary sources.
• The sources are relevant to the topic of literacy, specifically adult literacy.
• The sources vary from being very current as 2019 to also being older sources from more than 20 years ago.
• The links do work.

Organization

Guiding questions

• 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?

Organization evaluation

• The article is clear to read, it uses accessible language for the public.
• I don't seem to find any grammatical or spelling errors.
• The article does have sections that discuss the leads important points.

Images and Media

Guiding questions

• 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?

Images and media evaluation

• The article only provides one image of Barbara Bush on national literacy day next to a child.

Checking the talk page

Guiding questions

• 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?

Talk page evaluation

• The conversations in the talk page are concerning if some sources used in the article are reliable. It also discusses the creation and modifications of the headings. There were also conversations of deleting certain sentences and paragraphs.
• I can't find how the article is rated but I am assuming that it is good. It is part of WikiProjects; WikiProject Linguistics, WikiProject Education, and possibly Wiki Education Foundation.
• The way Wikipedia discusses the topic is very unbiased, it is very clear, and they do not like extra information that does is not clearly explaining the topic. In class, we are more detailed and bring in various topics and views.

Overall impressions

Guiding questions

• 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?

Overall evaluation

• The article's overall status is good, it's clear and based on facts and the topics discussed in the lead are very much discussed in the sections.
• The article's strengths include defining literacy effectively, explains how literacy is measured and including surveys of literacy as it pertains to adult literacy. And it has sources supporting these surveys.
• The article focuses solely on adult literacy and only includes a sentence or two on the importance of early literacy. Because I focus on literacy in elementary schools I feel that I can incorporate my research about that in the article.

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