There can be little doubt that Oswald had connections to the CIA or some form of military intelligence. I have to admit that I did not know much about Kennedy's assassination, I knew the name of Oswald and Jack Ruby. Apart from this, I knew little. Perhaps the most encouraging response was the proportion of students who stated in the questionnaire that the film stimulated them to further inquiry or discussion. When asked whether after viewing the film they had discussed John F. Kennedy or the events surrounding his death with others outside of class or done additional reading on the topic, two-thirds of students responded in the affirmative.
General comments offered on the film reflect a degree of ambivalence.
Another stated that showing the film in class was 'dangerous'. Conclusions To return to our original questions, we can now offer some tentative conclusions based not only on the JFK questionnaires, but student interviews. In terms of facilitating the learning of history, most students indicated that the inclusion of films made learning more interesting. Many students also indicated that the use of feature films influenced their perception of the study of history. The films helped make explicit the idea that history is not simply a body of uncontested facts, but is constructed and multi-representational.