The Impact of Science Fiction Film on Student Understanding of Science

Autor/inn/en	Barnett, Michael; Wagner, Heather; Gatling, Anne; Anderson, Janice; Houle, Meredith; Kafka, Alan
Titel	The Impact of Science Fiction Film on Student Understanding of Science
Quelle	In: Journal of Science Education and Technology, 15 (2006) 2, S.179-191 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-0145
DOI	10.1007/s10956-006-9001-y
Schlagwörter	Science Fiction; Films; Science Education; Science Instruction; Popular Culture; Student Attitudes; Middle Schools; Earth Science; Misconceptions; Negative Reinforcement; Visual Literacy; Naturalistic Observation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Film; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Popkultur; Schülerverhalten; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Earth sciences; Geowissenschaften; Missverständnis; Negative Verstärkung; Literacy; Visualization; Visualisation; Schreib- und Lesekompetenz; Visualisierung; Naturbeobachtung
Abstract	Researchers who have investigated the public understanding of science have argued that fictional cinema and television has proven to be particularly effective at blurring the distinction between fact and fiction. The rationale for this study lies in the notion that to teach science effectively, educators need to understand how popular culture influences their students' perception and understanding of science. Using naturalistic research methods in a diverse middle school we found that students who watched a popular science fiction film, "The Core", had a number of misunderstandings of earth science concepts when compared to students who did not watch the movie. We found that a single viewing of a science fiction film can negatively impact student ideas regarding scientific phenomena. Specifically, we found that the film leveraged the scientific authority of the main character, coupled with scientifically correct explanations of "some" basic earth science, to create a series of plausible, albeit unscientific, ideas that made sense to students. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10