Abstract
Art appreciation is receiving more emphasis in Japanese primary and secondary art classes. To raise the level of such classes, we must improve the presentation media used in them. After elucidating the problems with presentation media, we gave questionnaire surveys to junior high school art teachers to clarify the following three points: (1) the informationization and the utilization of presentation media in art appreciation classes, (2) the effect of presentation media on the content and the purpose of the classes, (3) the functions that art teachers want and expect presentation media to provide. We clarified that art rooms are equipped with less ICT equipment than general classrooms. In addition, since many teachers feel handicapped by inadequate equipment for delivering presentation media, their selection of art works is limited. They seek functions that present presentation media in a size that is near the actual size of the art piece and can make solid objects that can be appreciated from various directions. We identified the functions that are required in presentation media to improve art appreciation classes.
