Film appreciation as a didactic tool and learning styles in students of Communication Sciences at a public university in Lima.

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to explain how film appreciation as a didactic tool and learning styles are developed in Communication Sciences students at a public university in Lima. The participants were 300 students of both genders. The research is of mixed approach, the scope is explanatory and the design is sequential transformational. The results show that film appreciation strengthens students' learning styles. Through motivation, analysis and aesthetics, the student elaborates concepts, searches for meanings at the audiovisual level and experiences aesthetic enjoyment. In addition, the fragments of films proposed by the teacher are integrated to their perception, allowing them to better understand the different topics programmed in a course. The main conclusion reached is that in any scenario where an action linked to learning is developed, film appreciation influences the student, provoking his enthusiasm to integrate new knowledge to his previous knowledge, encouraging him to live experiences that, while still having a playful spirit, provide him with a 'lesson' or awaken his interest in knowing and examining historical, political and cultural contexts