User:Oalvarez0/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: Children in clinical research
Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate:
- I chose this article because I am a Psychology major and looking through the Humanities category, this article interested me. I was honestly surprised that there is not more information on this article.

Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
- The lead does not include and introductory sentence that describes the topic. It just defines clinical research.
Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
- It does not include a description of the major sections.
Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
- No, the lead has a summary of the first section of the article.
Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
- it is concise, i would say too concise, in my opinion i feel like it needs more details and including the children aspect of the article.

Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
- Yes, the content relates to the topic.
Is the content up-to-date?
- Not really, the content in the article has not been updated since August of 2019.
Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
- Everything in the article belongs there but i believe that it should have more case study examples of children in clinical research.

Is the article neutral?
- I do not think it is neutral.
Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
- There are many parts of the article where it is biased towards the side of clinical research with kids, not negatively affecting them.
Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
- The viewpoints that children can get harmed is underrepresented.
Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
- I do believe that the article is in favor of the position that children in clinical research is not a bad thing, when there is good and bad in it.

Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
- Yes, all of the articles are backed with a secondary source.
Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
- The sources are not thorough, the first link, was an FDA page with general information of children in clinical research.
Are the sources current?
- The sources are all from before 2019.
Check a few links. Do they work?
- Yes, the links under the article work.

Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
- Yes, the article is well-written.
Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
- Not that i saw.
Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
- Yes, the article is broken down, and each section is easy to find.

Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
- The article only has one picture, which is a bottle of pills.
Are images well-captioned?
- Yes, when clicked on the image, it says the medication name.
Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
- Yes, it has a source.
Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
- There is only one image, i believe that the article can look better.

What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
- In the conversations, one user mentioned that there needs to be a source added to the claim that parents place their children in clinical research to get money,but there are no specific examples.
How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
- It is under Academics disciplines, in the Humanities section in Medical ethics.
How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
- In this article, it does not provide any specific examples, maybe one. But in class, we have plenty of examples supporting any information.

What is the article's overall status?
- It needs work. When you click on the link to the article, wikipedia tells you that it needs improvement.
What are the article's strengths?
- I do believe that the article defines clinical research very well.
How can the article be improved?
- Adding more examples, like specific case studies of children in clinical research is something that would improve the article immensely.
How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
- I believe it is under developed.

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