The research direction of curriculum and teaching theory is devoted to the research of curriculum, teaching theory, teachers, classroom, learning problems and theoretical and practical problems in the teaching reform of basic education. There are mainly three directions, namely, basic education theory research, subject curriculum reform and teachers' professional development research, adult education curriculum and teaching theory research.

The research of discipline education specialty is to highlight the practical research based on discipline and effectively promote the reform of discipline curriculum and teaching in China; Promote the development of comprehensive science and social science courses and teaching materials through the research on the integration of subject courses; Promote the reform of subject teaching mode through subject teaching action and experimental research; Through the integration of discipline, curriculum and teaching theory, the theoretical innovation of discipline curriculum and teaching theory is realized.

That is, subject education is more inclined to practice; Curriculum teaching theory pays more attention to theory.