2020 Volume 43 Issue 4 Pages 285-298
In this research, we discuss about art appreciation workshop as a process of knowledge building and clarify how providing information by the navigator (facilitator) contributes to the viewers’ knowledge building. From an interview with 14 students and participation observation, providing information in appreciation was classified as "information for thinking" and "information for confirmation". "Information for thinking" is provided to promote knowledge building by combining with the expression of the work, and “information for confirmation” is provided as control to the discussion. By analyzing the protocol of the workshop, we found out that information for thinking is provided to promote knowledge building by combining with the expression of artworks, and information for confirmation is provided to conduct dialogue avoiding digressing from the subject.
