There are various views on the research object of pedagogy, some people think it is an educational phenomenon, some people think it is an educational fact, some people think it is an educational law, some people think it is two or three of the above three, and some people generally think it is education or people. Most of these views are vague and specious.

Education problem

The research object of pedagogy should be "educational problems" based on "educational facts" and guided by educational values, with the purpose of exploring and revealing the regular relationship between educational activities and serving educational practice.

The development of educational problems

Educational problems mark the bud of pedagogy; The development of educational problems is the internal motive force to promote the development of pedagogy; The transformation of educational problems shows the transformation of the tradition and paradigm of pedagogy research; Different answers to the same question form different educational ideas or concepts and their factions.

Problem consciousness

Pedagogical research should have "problem consciousness" to prevent the emergence of "false problems" and deepen the problems continuously.