Students’ total core literacy is influenced by the quality of instruction in physical education courses, which also has an impact on the students’ physical quality and complete level. The evaluation index system established in this paper is based on changes in teaching standards in physical education programs at higher learning institutions. A thorough evaluation of reform quality is performed using the TOPSIS method, while index weights are calculated using the entropy weight method. The quality of the physical education class teaching reform was used as an explanatory variable while teaching material, teaching method, and teaching evaluation were used as explanatory factors to create multiple linear regression equations. The evaluation of teaching reform was conducted using both horizontal and vertical methods, utilizing fifteen institutions in the province of S as examples. The factors that had an impact on the reform were examined through regression and correlation analyses. The findings demonstrate that: first, a positive correlation between subject matter, teaching methods, and teaching evaluation is demonstrated at the 1% level; second, the R2 value in the regression analysis increases from 0.457 to 0.638; and third, the quality of instruction reform in university physical education courses will encourage the generation of students’ sports understanding, with a weight value of 0.3674. To truly enhance the quality of its teaching reform and foster students’ understanding of physical education, colleges and universities need to start with the teaching content, teaching methods, and teaching assessment of their physical education courses. This is a good example of how to raise the standard of its instructional overhaul and foster a lifetime interest in sports in kids.