User:Maddywhit24/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: MIT OpenCourseWare
- I have chosen this article to evaluate for a few reasons. First, I picked philosophy of technology under the academic disciplines category, since the seminar I am currently in is on "framing your digital identity" I feel like choosing philosophy of technology would be a good choice. Then I picked digital humanities because that sounded interesting, then I picked digital humanities projects and finally I picked MIT OpenCourseWare because we actually used it in class and I thought it was very cool.
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 it doesn't, you can only find those in the contents box.
- Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes it does.
- Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It's a little too long.
Lead evaluation
[edit]Content
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes it is.
- Is the content up-to-date? It was updated in 2018 so it's pretty up to date.
- Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? The article is missing some content on some of the videos and articles on the MIT site.
- Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? No it doesn't.
Content evaluation
[edit]Tone and Balance
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Is the article neutral? Yes it is.
- Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No there are not.
- Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No there are not.
- Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No, it doesn't.
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? There are a few pieces of information that need citations.
- Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? A lot of the sources are missing.
- Are the sources current? Yes most of them were retrieved from 2018.
- Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? Yes and Yes.
- 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? Yes it is.
- 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 it is.
Organization evaluation
[edit]Images and Media
[edit]- Guiding questions
- Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? There's only one image.
- 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? There's only one but it's placed in a good spot.
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? There is a lot of conversations on the talk page going on, but the main ones are about OpenCourseWare and using it's material in Wikipedia.
- How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It's rated as mostly start-class and low importance, it's part of a few WikiProjects.
- How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It really doesn't differ that much.
Talk page evaluation
[edit]Overall impressions
[edit]- Guiding questions
- What is the article's overall status? The article's overall status is okay.
- What are the article's strengths? It's short and to the point.
- How can the article be improved? It needs to have all the citations in place.
- How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is a little underdeveloped the information on there is quite small.
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
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