Something teachers showing movies SHOULD read!

While it is written as a research article - the research noted provides worrying facts - things most teachers know but don't talk about a lot - that students have a tendency to believe any ... See More

While it is written as a research article - the research noted provides worrying facts - things most teachers know but don't talk about a lot - that students have a tendency to believe any science a movies shows them, even if they think it might be wrong. The authors then describe the beliefs their college students had about science shown in video clips from two specific films and how they dealt with misconceptions that were caused by the films. Personally, I think college is a little late to begin teaching students to be critical of popular movies and television programs. And the new ELA Core Standards has a section that mentions helping students to learn how to evaluate media information that this type of lesson ties into. However, this article provided research that confirms my suspicions that can be used to explain to administrators and parents why showing these clips has meaning in my science class.