Talk:Action theory

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

1. Relevance. Rating: (9/10) Comments: The Action Theory is absolutely relevant and essential for the course Spatial Action. The first part of the course is mainly about this theory and the work of Max Weber, Benno Werlen, Alfred Schütz and others on this theory. The theory explains what action is and how it differs from behavior. This difference is essential to understand what the course is about.

2. Well-written. Rating: (7/10) 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 also 2 lectures which are referred following the APA guidelines. The page also provides in-line citations with page number from 4 different sources. 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 action theory. First a general part is written and after that the page is mainly about the action theory of Max Weber, the founding father of this theory. 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: (8/10) Comments: The page is written in a neutral way and the authors don’t criticize the action theory.

6. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute. Rating: (6/10) Comments: The page is not perfectly stable. The page has been edited 4 times after it has been published, so when the page was published, some things were missing and edited by others.

7. Well-structured. Rating: (7/10) Comments: The page has a good lead section with an overview of the action theory and the reader is prepared for the detail of Max Weber’s theory. The page includes an appropriate structure which is correct and not overwhelming. The only thing that is missing is that the page isn’t categorized yet. It should be categorized in the Late-modernity category.

8. Illustrated: if possible, by images, maps, schematic overviews. Rating: not possible. Comments: There are no illustrations on this page, so there is no rating possible.

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. The written text is summarized well so that you do not lose your concentration while reading this page.

Page evaluated by Rens Mennen --RensMennen 17:36, 23 October 2012 (CEST)