Abstract
During this study, we attempted to clarify the relationship between art appreciation and knowledge by quantitatively analyzing data collected from an “Art Certification Test” based on the basic theory of testing. Three suggestions were obtained. Firstly, questions asking about knowledge of art history and knowledge and information use requiring knowledge-based thinking and judgment were qualitatively different. Secondly, the design of the questions and correct answer by grade focused upon points of knowledge that differ for each grade. Thirdly, the correlation between the rate of correct answers to knowledge and information use questions and the question pattern, indicated that knowledge-based thinking and judgment requires different levels of knowledge according to grade.
