Which approach would most likely involve students exploring meaningful questions through artmaking to promote deeper learning?

• A. Arts-Based Research
• B. Phenomenology in Art Ed
• C. Inquiry-Based Learning
• D. Aesthetic Education

Answer: (C)

This question is about learning that unfolds as students pose meaningful questions and investigate them through making art. In Inquiry-Based Learning, students formulate questions, design investigations, create art as a way to test ideas, and reflect on what they discover, with the teacher guiding rather than simply delivering information. This approach fosters deeper understanding because knowledge is built through investigation, creative production, and thoughtful reflection, not just passive reception. Arts-Based Research centers on using art to conduct research, phenomenology in Art Education emphasizes studying lived experience and perception, and aesthetic education focuses on developing taste and critical appreciation; while these can involve inquiry, they don’t place the core emphasis on exploring meaningful questions through the artmaking process in the same way.