Using popular films to enhance classroom learning: The good, the bad, and the interesting

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1161-1168

  Butler, Andrew C ^a   Zaromb, Franklin M ^a   Lyle, Keith B ^b   Roediger III, Henry L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; RECALL; STUDENT; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MOTION PICTURES AS TOPIC; MOTIVATION; READING; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69549103563     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02410.x     Document Type: Article

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