The impact of science fiction film on student understanding of science

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-191

  Barnett, Michael ^a   Wagner, Heather ^b   Gatling, Anne ^a   Anderson, Janice ^a   Houle, Meredith ^a   Kafka, Alan ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Framingham Public Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

Earth science; Films; Science in popular culture; Student misconceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749261105     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-006-9001-y     Document Type: Article

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