Which pairing correctly describes the focus of Arts-Based Research?

Which pairing correctly describes the focus of Arts-Based Research?

• A. Arts-Based Research — Uses artistic practices to investigate and represent understanding
• B. Phenomenology in Art Ed — Uses drawing and photography as the only means of study
• C. Inquiry-Based Learning — Rejects making as a path to understanding
• D. Arts-Based Research — Focuses on memorization of art history

Answer: (A)

Arts-Based Research focuses on using artistic practices as a method of inquiry to explore questions and to express what is understood. It treats making art as an active process that generates data and meaning, not just as a final product. Through drawing, painting, sculpture, performance, music, storytelling, and other creative forms, researchers investigate experiences and interpretations and present findings in ways that merge inquiry with artistic expression. That best pairing captures this idea: using artistic practices to investigate and represent understanding. The other statements mischaracterize Arts-Based Research by suggesting it restricts methods, centers a different approach, or reduces the purpose to memorization, rather than using art as a means to inquire and convey meaning.

Arts-Based Research focuses on using artistic practices as a method of inquiry to explore questions and to express what is understood. It treats making art as an active process that generates data and meaning, not just as a final product. Through drawing, painting, sculpture, performance, music, storytelling, and other creative forms, researchers investigate experiences and interpretations and present findings in ways that merge inquiry with artistic expression.

That best pairing captures this idea: using artistic practices to investigate and represent understanding. The other statements mischaracterize Arts-Based Research by suggesting it restricts methods, centers a different approach, or reduces the purpose to memorization, rather than using art as a means to inquire and convey meaning.