本研究以中部地區某國民中學美術班師生為研究對象，旨在於瞭解美術班師生參與比賽的原因與對美術比賽的看法。訪談四位教師與問卷調查該校美術班學生後發現：1. 教師認為比賽能增益學生創作經驗，並有助學生肯定自我能力，加強學習美術動機，使美術課程多元化。然而教師協助學生參賽，除了上述理由，實際上也導因於來自招生與行政上的壓力；2. 學校為美術比賽資訊來源的重要管道。六成三的學生在大部分情況下是自願參與比賽，但會因參加美術比賽而感到有壓力。八成美術班學生因比賽帶來的正面效益而喜歡參賽。在非自願的情況下參與比賽，無法得獎所帶來的挫折，則讓學生不喜歡參賽；3. 受訪美術教師體認美術比賽的利弊得失，發展出相對措施以輔導學生，並指出美術比賽為人詬病與須改進之處。

In this paper art students from a public junior high school in central
Taiwan were chosen as research subjects to explore why art teachers and
students enter art competitions as well as their opinions on art competitions.Interviews of four teachers and a survey of art students at the schools found that: 1. Teachers feel that competitions help augment students' creative experience, reinforce their self-confidence, increase their motivation to study art and add variety to the art curriculum. In addition, teachers also assist students with entering competitions due to enrolment and administrative pressure. 2. School is an important source of information on art competitions.In most cases, 63% of the students volunteer to enter the competitions, but they also feel pressure as a result. 80% of art students love to compete due to the positive benefits competing brings. When students are forced to enter a competition, the setback from not winning an award makes them dislike competitions. 3. The interviewed art teachers are aware of the advantages and disadvantages of art competitions. The teachers have developed appropriate counseling measures for their students and also pointed out areas where art competitions do badly and need improvement.