Tuesday, March 6, 2012

History of Education In The United States

Wikipedia Reliability Worksheet
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Answer the following questions to see how reliable a Wikipedia article is.
  1. Start with the main page. Does it have any cleanup banners that have been placed there to indicate problems with the article? (A complete list is available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_messages/
    Cleanup
    .)
Any one of the following cleanup banners means the article is an unreliable source:

This article or section has multiple issues.
    No
This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
 No
The neutrality of this article is disputed.
 No
The factual accuracy of this article is disputed.
 No
This needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone or spelling.
 No
This may contain material not appropriate for an encyclopedia.
 No
This article only describes one highly specialized aspect of its associated subject.
 No
This article requires authentication or verification by an expert.
 No
This article or section needs to be updated.
 No
This article may not provide balanced geographical coverage on a region.
 No
This is missing citations or needs footnotes.
 No
This article does not cite any references or sources.
 No

  1. Read through the article and see if it meets the following requirements:

Is it written in a clear and organized way?
    Yes
Is the tone neutral (not taking sides)?
 Yes
Are all important facts referenced (you're told where they come from)?
 Yes
 Does the information provided seem complete or does it look like there are gaps (or just one side of the story)?
 Yes, it seems complete

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