Article Evaluation

Fist article, nothing to evaluate.

Second article:
Availability Heuristic Evaluation

Good Article:
– Lead section is understandable
oTABI understand what theory is being presented
oTABExample helped make things more clear
– There are numerous headings/subheadings
oTABThis helps people jump directly to where they want to go
oTABYou can run through this article to see if what information you need is actually presented
– This article is very balanced
oTABThere is a lot of information presented, but each aspect of the article is presented equally
oTABThere doesn’t seem to be one section of this article that receives more attention than another
– This article is neutral
oTABWhile this article presents the readers with examples and applications, it also explains the theory’s critiques
– This article is reliable
oTABThere are 27 strong sources referenced in this article
oTABAnyone is able to go directly to where the author of this article found the information presented

Poor Article:
– No warning banner is presented
– The lead is good, but a little redundant, but still understandable
– After each paragraph, a source is listed
– All groups are named
– All topics are covered
– Each section is given the same amount of attention
– There is a good amount of sources listed