User:Yarelvaldez/Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education/Gil6362 Peer Review

Peer review

This is where you will complete your peer review exercise. Please use the following template to fill out your review.

General info

• Whose work are you reviewing? Yarelvaldez
• Link to draft you're reviewing: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education

Lead

Guiding questions:

• Has the Lead been updated to reflect the new content added by your peer? Yes.
• Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes it states the topic clearly.
• Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes it generalizes it in a sentence and also has a contents section.
• Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No.
• Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is a little long but it is not overly detailed. It just appears long because of length of words and the formatting.

Lead evaluation

~~~~I was unable to see which edits were made by my peer, the username was unidentifiable in the edit history. So I will be peer reviewing "generally."

Content

Guiding questions:

• Is the content added relevant to the topic? Wasn't able to distinguish what was added.
• Is the content added up-to-date? Yes.
• Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? They had forgotten to mention the GRE's as well being online since it's a type of standardized testing. Maybe include student mental health and efforts of teachers and students beginning to lack?
• Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? Yes.

Content evaluation

~~~~There was great content in there. You can tell there was thorough research done.

Tone and Balance

Guiding questions:

• Is the content added neutral? Yes.
• Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No.
• Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Not sure, I don't think there is anything overrepresented.
• Does the content added attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No.

Sources and References

Guiding questions:

• Is all new content backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes there are multiple citations and references made, either after every sentence or every other in some sections.
• Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Some were small basic articles/website info prompts but some were thorough.
• Are the sources current? The sources were written around the beginning of when COVID hit the U.S. (March-June) but nothing as of August-October. So I would say they are as recent as they can be until more information is given.
• Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? Yes.
• Check a few links. Do they work? Yes.

Organization

Guiding questions:

• Is the content added well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes.
• Does the content added have any grammatical or spelling errors? None that I read.
• Is the content added well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes.

Images and Media

Guiding questions: If your peer added images or media

• 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.

For New Articles Only

If the draft you're reviewing is a new article, consider the following in addition to the above.

• Does the article meet Wikipedia's Notability requirements - i.e. Is the article supported by 2-3 reliable secondary sources independent of the subject? Yes.
• How exhaustive is the list of sources? Does it accurately represent all available literature on the subject? It is a lengthy section but yes it does.
• Does the article follow the patterns of other similar articles - i.e. contain any necessary infoboxes, section headings, and any other features contained within similar articles? Yes.
• Does the article link to other articles so it is more discoverable? Yes.

Overall impressions

Guiding questions:

• Has the content added improved the overall quality of the article - i.e. Is the article more complete? I think the quality of this article is very good. It is well written and has various information added.
• What are the strengths of the content added? There are subtopics that connect to the subjects inside the major topic. For example, there's concise added background info on the consequences of the schools closing down due to covid. The table added with information on schools affected in other countries and continents.
• How can the content added be improved?