ABSTRACT
As the representative nature of progressive educators, John Dewey advocates conform to the nature of child, and thinks that child should gain experience and ability by his activities. Activities curriculum theory by empirical naturalism impacts emphasizes comprehensive learning. Students should develop their self-awareness, social attitudes, ways of thinking, values, etc. through exercise. To some extent activity curriculum remedies the shortcomings of the subject-centered curriculum, and fully mobilizes students’ interest. But, activity curriculum can’t make students to master the systematized scientific knowledge because of the lack of rigorous planning.
