User:Ajain18/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: Axon hillock
• Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
  • I choose this article because we discussed action potentials in class.

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? Yes
• Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
• Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is fairly concise, although some of the details could have possibly been left for later.

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

Tone and Balance

Guiding questions:

• Is the article neutral? Yes
• Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No, no particular opinion is given
• 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? No, there are some points that say citation is needed
• Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes, the sources seem fairly thorough.
• Are the sources current? There is some sources within the last ten years, but some of the sources are from the late 90s and even from the 60s. No, all sources are not current, but they do seem to reflect current knowledge.
• Check a few links. Do they work? Yes, the links I checked did work.

Organization

Guiding questions:

• Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes, it is very concise. The structure section does have a long sentence that is a bit hard to read.
• 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, there are only the two sections of structure and function but these are the most important.

Images and Media

Guiding questions:

• Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes (there is one)
• 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, it is near the top

Checking the talk page

Guiding questions:

• What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There is discussion from some people knowledgable about the subject about the inaccuracies of the article. There is some talk about incorrect information, and a large comment about a lack of information. The last talk post however, was not since 2012 and no activity since then.
• How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is rated start class mid importance in the Anatomy, neuroscience, medicine, and physiology projects.
• How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? In class we talked about the action potential and passing from one neuron to another, with neurotransmitters. We also discussed the charge differences and the all or nothing response. This goes more in detail about the origination of the action potential.

Overall impressions

Guiding questions:

• What is the article's overall status? The article could use some small improvements, but is a very helpful starting point and reference for action potentials.
• What are the article's strengths? It is concise and clearly discusses only important topics of structure and function
• How can the article be improved? It can be improved by more diagrams to show what the article is saying.
• How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is developed enough for a start, but the article could clearly use some more work before reaching full potential.

Optional activity

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