User:BowdenDA/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article

Annotated article

• Name of article: (Electrical Engineering Project)
• Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

Lead

Guiding questions

Interest in Electrical Engineering wiki

• 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? Yes
• Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes
• Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Yes

Content

Guiding questions

Answers below - done.

• 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

Tone and Balance

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

Sources and References

Guiding questions

• Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes
• 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? Yes

Organization

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

Images and Media

Guiding questions

Completed

• 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

Checking the talk page

Guiding questions

Page was reviewed. See below.

• What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? They discuss the topic
• How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Yes
• How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? They talk about a particular subject

Overall impressions

Guiding questions

Completed

• What is the article's overall status? Complete
• What are the article's strengths? Good coverage
• How can the article be improved? Nothing at this time
• How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Complete

Overall evaluation

Very good.

Optional activity

• 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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• Link to feedback: Link