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Document Type

Abstract

Publication Date

1-14-2026

Abstract

In recent years, as disciplinary integration has become an important direction of curriculum reform, interdisciplinary thematic learning has attracted attention for its advantages in developing students' core literacy, solving problems in complex contexts, and promoting the development of higher-order thinking, and has been widely practiced in various subject areas. The purpose of this paper is to examine the history of the development of interdisciplinary thematic learning of physical education and health, whose contemporary value was analyzed and cognitively anchored. First, the literature related to the interdisciplinary thematic learning of physical education and health was collected on CNKI and WOS through the documentation method. Second, text analysis is used to interpret the content related to the interdisciplinary thematic learning of physical education and health. (1) The interdisciplinary thematic learning of physical education and health is an effective way to promote the teaching reform and improve the teaching quality of physical education and health, and it is also an important starting point for the formation and all-around development of students' core competencies. (2) It is believed that interdisciplinary thematic learning of physical education and health has taken on three forms in its historical development they are the emergence of interdisciplinary, the attempt of an integrated curriculum, and the development of interdisciplinary. The three types described above provide a complete and comprehensive picture of the evolutionary characteristics of interdisciplinary thematic learning of physical education and health. (3) The value of the times is mainly manifested in breaking through the boundaries of disciplines, continuously strengthening the collaborative education function of physical education disciplines, upholding a complete structure, forming a systematic interdisciplinary thematic learning system, highlighting the orientation of the times, and continuously helping to improve students' core competencies. Conclusions/Discussion: In the future, we should understand the importance of interdisciplinary thematic learning in the discipline of physical education, to correctly understand the different relationships in interdisciplinary thematic learning, to construct meaningful and core-oriented learning themes, and to focus on the overall design of interdisciplinary thematic learning.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18122/ijpah.5.1.31.boisestate

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