User:Kulneet/Evaluate an Article

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Evaluate an article

This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.

  • Name of article: (Talk:Antimicrobial resistance)
  • Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I choose to evaluate this article because it has a high importance in microbiology.

Lead

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
  • Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
  • Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is slightly overly detailed

Lead evaluation : Excellent

Content

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? No

Content evaluation: Excellent

Tone and Balance

Guiding questions
  • Is the article neutral? No
  • Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Yes
  • Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Neither
  • Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Tone and balance evaluation: Good

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

Sources and references evaluation: Good

Organization

Guiding questions
  • Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes but the structure is not easy to follow
  • 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? Not really

Organization evaluation : Fair

Images and Media

Guiding questions
  • Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Only 2 which only show antimicrobial resistance on an agar plate
  • 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: Fair ( not enough images present)

Checking the talk page

Guiding questions
  • What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Conversation about the title of the article was put under question because viral infection are not impacted by antibiotics
  • How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Wiki-microbiology
  • How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It is pretty much the same but some important questions were raised such as reducing antibiotic resistance by prescribing less antibiotics

Talk page evaluation : Good

Overall impressions

Guiding questions
  • What is the article's overall status? Good
  • What are the article's strengths? Information
  • How can the article be improved? The structure of information and how is is present. More images
  • How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is well-developed

Overall evaluation: 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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