Talk:Behaviouralism

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Rating (from 0-10, 10 being the highest, and 6 being just sufficient)

1. Relevance. Rating: (9/10) Comments: The Behaviouralism theory is absolutely relevant for this course of Spatial Action. The roots, the behaviouralist model and also the behaviouralist turn in human geography are all mentioned on this page, and very relevant to the Spatial Action course. ' 2. Well-written. Rating: (8/10) Comments: The page is well written, there are no grammatical faults and the writing is of a professional standard. Also the page neglects no major facts or details and it is placed in context.

3. Well-researched: Factually accurate and verifiable. Rating: (8/10) Comments: The page provides references information of 2 books and 1 lectures referred as following the APA guidelines. The page also provides in-line citations from different sources with page numbers. Besides this, direct quotations are marked also following the APA guidelines.

4. Broad in its coverage. Rating: (8/10) Comments: The page addresses the main aspects of the Behaviouralism theory. First a general part is written and after that the page consists the roots of behaviouralism, the behaviouralist model and the behaviouralist turn in human geography. The page stays focused on the topic and there are no unnecessary details on it.

5. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without bias, giving due weight to each. Rating: (7/10) Comments: The page is written in a neutral way and the authors don’t criticize the Behaviouralism theory.

6. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute. Rating: (8/10) Comments: The page is quite stable. The page has been edited twice since it has been published, so when the page was published, it was already quite complete. The things that were missing are edited by two others.

7. Well-structured. Rating: (8/10) Comments: The page has a good lead section with an overview of the theory of behaviouralism and the reader is prepared for the following sections on the page (roots, model, behaviouralist turn). The page includes an appropriate structure which is correct and not overwhelming. The page is not categorized but I think this is not completely necessary.

8. Illustrated: if possible, by images, maps, schematic overviews. Rating: No illustrations Comments: There are no illustrations so I can’t give comments to this part.

9. Length: It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail and uses summary style. Rating: (8/10) Comments: The length of the page is good. It stays focused on the main topic and there are no unnecessary details. You can keep your concentration to the written text easily.

Page Evaluated by Rens Mennen -- RensMennen 18:39, 23 October 2012 (CEST)