Educational research is an activity to study educational phenomena, understand educational reality and discover educational laws. Educational research is the abbreviation of educational scientific research, which refers to the research process that people use scientific methods to explore the essence and nature of educational things, explore and summarize their educational laws, draw scientific conclusions, solve educational problems and promote educational development.

Some characteristics of educational research:

1, objectivity

Any educational phenomenon exists objectively, and researchers must observe and reflect the facts accurately and truly in strict accordance with the objective reality. This requires researchers to exclude subjective bias as much as possible when collecting data, selecting data, analyzing data and interpreting data.

2. Nature of science

The scientific nature lies in the fact that the process of educational research and the acquisition of research conclusions should be logical and empirical. From the objective description of facts to the collation and analysis of data, and then to the acquisition of the final conclusion, rigorous logical reasoning is needed. Especially in the process of drawing a conclusion, we must draw a scientific conclusion on the basis of sufficient facts and after strong argumentation.

Step 3 classify

Systematization refers to the integration of ideas and actions in educational research. The systematicness of educational research requires a comprehensive, holistic and connected view to understand educational phenomena. Grasp the structure, function, action mechanism, operation mode and development law of education system or giving system as a whole.