Abstract:

From a top-down view, there are still problems in the implementation of the physical education (PE) curriculum in the compulsory education stage. First of all, from national to local level, the proportion of PE week class hours, stipulated in the curriculum plan, of one-third of the provinces, is lower than the lower limit required by the state, which is mainly due to the flexible space in the class hour allocation of the curriculum plan and the fuzzy boundary of local power. Second, in the implementation level from local to schools, the phenomenon of insufficient PE class hours is widespread and increased with grade, which is more prominent in the central region than the east and west region. The main reasons include both the rigid demand of the PE curriculum content is difficult to meet the various needs in different regions and schools, and the exam-oriented social pressure that has compressed the implementation space of physical education curriculum. Therefore, the following suggestions are made, including to define power boundary and establish provincial curriculum record review mechanism; to reform PE curriculum evaluation system and highlight the value of PE curriculum education; to enrich the content of PE curriculum and enhance its selectivity; to build a “curriculum supervisor” system and a third-party monitoring platform to establish an innovative supervision mechanism; to ensure the number of qualified PE teachers and sports equipment and optimize PE resource allocation.

Key words: physical education, curriculum implementation, curriculum plan, compulsory education