Practice of the Core Curriculum in General Education Based on the PAD Class Teaching Model

The "PAD (Presentation-Assimilation-Discussion) class" teaching model divides the class into four sequential stages based on the concept of partitioned teaching: lecture, internalization, discussion, and teacher-student dialogue, emphasizing the students’ central role in the learning process. This model establishes a division of responsibility and authority: the teacher manages the lecture and dialogue stages, while students take charge of internalization and discussion. This approach fosters a genuine learning community and maximizes the value of education. Taking the general education core curriculum Physics and Culture at Fudan University as an example, this study explores its implementation. By collecting and analyzing students' learning data, the findings indicate that this innovative teaching model effectively improves students’ learning outcomes, enhances multiple comprehensive skills, and, to some extent, alleviates their learning pressure compared to traditional teaching models.