根据体操课程的特点与目标 ,结合国内外相关课程理论研究的最新成果 ,采用文献资料与逻辑分析方法 ,对我国普通高校体育教育专业体操课程内容设置的历史发展与变化进行了系统地分析 ,提出了以”学科知识、社会发展和学生需要”作为体操课程内容设置的基本价值取向。研究认为 ,体操课程功能的开发应以学科知识的精选作为课程内容设置的基本落脚点 ;主动适应社会发展是体操课程内容设置的必然方向 ;学生的需要是体操课程内容设置中积极而活跃的因素 According to the characteristics and goals of gymnastic courses, this paper systematically analyzes the historical development and changes of gymnastic curriculum contents in colleges and universities of China by combining the latest achievements of relevant theoretical studies at home and abroad with literature and logical analysis Take the “subject knowledge, social development and student needs” as the basic value orientation of gymnastic curriculum content setting. The research thinks that the development of gymnastic curriculum function should be based on the selection of subject knowledge as the basic goal of curriculum content; take the initiative to adapt to social development is the inevitable direction of gymnastics curriculum content set; the needs of students is active and active in gymnastic curriculum content setting factor