User:Rayray411/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.

• Name of article: False awakening
• Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. This is the topic that I am interested about. It is pretty similar and related to the topic that I also chose for my research paper in the class.

Lead

Guiding questions

• Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
• 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 article does include an introductory sentence and brief description that are both concise and clear.

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 article's content is relevant to the topic, which is all about false wakening and dreams. I would not say the content is pretty up-to-date since there is only one specific reference from well-published research and it was published in 2008.

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 tone of the article is pretty natural and there is no basis toward the viewpoint. The authors are able to state the definition in a clear and not biased tone.

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

Links in the article work very well and article does reflect a lot of available literature information from movie and novel. However, sources are not that current. More reliable resources from well-published research are need.

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 overall organization is fine with a brief introduction of false wakening and further concepts that are related to false wakening.

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

No image and media are provided in the article.

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

There are suggestions about how to improve the article and different wikipedians perform their viewpoints toward the concept. The article is rated as C-class qualification in wikipedia in the aspects of both psychology and medicine portal. It is rated as low importance within the medicine portal scale and it receives no importance rating in the psychology portal.

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

I think the article needs to be improved and it might be underdeveloped. I think more references and detailed illustration of reliable example are needed.

Optional activity

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