For college students, students with good key competencies can achieve high levels of academic performance, promote better personal adaptation to the future world of work and social life, build competitive advantages for personal career development, become active and responsible citizens, and enhance their own sense of well-being and physical and mental health. The application of positive psychology in education focuses on students’ mental health and motivation to learn. This study investigated the key competencies of college students and their benefits in positive education, and analyzed the correlation between the two. And the study designed teaching strategies to improve students’ learning in positive education.

This study aims to explore the application strategies of Fromm’s expectancy theory in secondary school teaching. By analyzing the basic connotations of expectancy theory and its applicability in the field of education, a series of specific strategies are proposed to stimulate students’ learning motivation and enhance their self-directed learning abilities. Expectancy theory emphasizes that individual behavior is influenced by both expected outcomes and the likelihood of their achievement, providing a new perspective and theoretical basis for secondary school teaching reform.