美术鉴赏教学是美育的基础组成部分之一,是一门引导学生开展审美活动的课程,用美术鉴赏教学来培养学生的审美能力和理解能力,让学生的审美素养得以提高,达到陶冶学生的情操、发展学生的想象力和创造力,健全学生的人格的目的,这是符合素质教育的终极要求的。美术鉴赏作为高中美术教育课程的主要内容,对学生的发展有着非常重要的意义,其本质就是培养学生的审美能力,本文围绕“高中美术鉴赏教学与学生审美能力的培养”这一主题展开探讨。 Art appreciation teaching is one of the basic components of aesthetic education. It is a course that guides students to carry out aesthetic activities. Art appreciation teaching can cultivate students’ aesthetic ability and understanding ability so that students’ aesthetic accomplishment can be improved and students’ , Develop students’ imagination and creativity, and perfect the personality of students, which is in line with the ultimate requirements of quality education. As the main content of high school art education curriculum, art appreciation is of great significance to the development of students. The essence of art appreciation is to cultivate students ’aesthetic ability. This article focuses on the theme of “Art appreciation teaching in high school and the cultivation of students’ aesthetic ability” Discussion.