Pedagogy is a discipline that studies educational phenomena, activities and problems, aiming at discussing how to organize and implement education better and how to improve the quality and effect of education. Specifically, pedagogy mainly studies the following aspects:

1, educational principle: to study the basic concepts, principles and laws of education in order to understand the essence and connotation of education.

2. Educational methods: that is, to study how to carry out education effectively, including what kind of educational methods are most suitable for students of different ages, different cultural backgrounds and different intellectual levels.

3. Educational psychology: to study the relationship between education and psychology, explore the characteristics of students' learning and development, and how to promote students' all-round development through education.

4. Educational management: that is, to study the theories, methods and skills of educational organization and management in order to achieve educational goals and improve educational quality.

5. History of education: to study the historical evolution and development trend of education, so as to understand the development law and historical background of education and provide reference for educational reform and development.

Conditions and signs of pedagogy

1, the conditions for the independence of pedagogy

There are mainly: the rich accumulation of educational knowledge in the pre-educational period in history;

17-19 century educational practice, especially the objective needs of the development of normal education;

The general trend of scientific classification development since modern times and the establishment of general scientific methods;

The unremitting efforts of some famous scholars and scientists in modern times.

2. The symbol of independence of pedagogy.

There are mainly: education has become a special research field in the research object;

In terms of the concepts and categories used, it has formed an educational concept, category and concept and category system that specifically reflects the essence and laws of education;

In terms of research methods, there are "scientific" research methods;

In terms of research results, some special and systematic educational works have appeared;

Organizationally, specialized educational research institutions have emerged.

It took about 200 years before and after the sign appeared. Therefore, the independence of pedagogy is a historical process, not completed in an instant.