From Knowledge Transmission to Thinking Teaching: The Integrated Design of Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Empowering Minds

Abstract

From the perspective of strategic development, quality education with the goal of developing core competencies has become an important dimension of global competition in the era of knowledge economy. The interdisciplinary curriculum restores the overall understanding and internal connection of oneself, nature, and society, with the goal of promoting learners’ mental health. It has become a necessary choice for the current development of core competencies, reflecting a shift in educational value orientation. Interdisciplinary courses utilize the relevant attributes of the edges of different disciplines to bridge the gap between disciplines, not only the integration of knowledge and skills, but also the careful integration of ideas and methods. The value orientation of interdisciplinary courses lies in enabling learners to construct open thinking patterns from their internal knowledge structure system, and cultivating learners’ literacy and abilities through subject integration and thinking integration. The implementation approach should gradually shift from integrating various courses and disciplines to integrating students with society, students with life, and forming an internal unity of knowledge and personality. The design of interdisciplinary courses has methods but no fixed form, and grasping its essence of thinking and constituent elements is the basis for design.