(1) guidance function. Once the purpose of education is established, it becomes a guide for people's educational action. It not only points out the development direction and predetermined development results for the educated, but also guides the development that does not meet the educational purpose, makes the development of the educated consistent with the predetermined direction, and also points out the work direction and goal for the educators. Therefore, the purpose of education has a goal-oriented effect on both educators and educatees.
(2) motivation. The purpose of education is the expectation of the future development of the educated, which is goal-oriented and ideal, and has a certain incentive effect on educational behavior. On the one hand, educators are encouraged to transform the educational purpose into students' learning purpose through various means; On the other hand, it also encourages the educated to actively participate in educational activities and make unremitting efforts for their future.
(3) Evaluation function. Educational purpose is the fundamental guiding principle that educational activities should follow, and it is also the fundamental basis and standard to measure and evaluate the effect of educational implementation. The evaluation function of educational purpose can be embodied in modern educational evaluation or educational supervision behavior.