(1) Educators: They are the main body of educational activities. They aim at education and take the educated as the object. (2) Educated: the object of educational practice and the subject of learning. (3) Educational influence: it is the sum of all intermediaries between educators and educatees.

The three elements of the above education are independent and mutually stipulated, which together constitute a complete system of practical activities. The change of each factor itself will inevitably lead to the change of the education system. The changes and combinations of different educational elements have finally formed various educational forms, shouldering the sacred responsibility of promoting individual socialization and social individualization.

Regarding the basic elements of pedagogy, there are three elements, four elements, five elements and six elements:

Three elements: Pedagogy compiled by the Department of Education of Nanjing Normal University holds that the elements of educational activities are educators, educatees and educational influences; Pedagogy, edited by Wang Daojun and Wang Hanlan, divides the basic elements of educational activities into educators, educatees and educational measures. In the book Principles of Education, Mr. Chen Guisheng divides the elements of educational activities into educational subjects, objects and educational materials.

Basic Pedagogy, jointly compiled by twelve key normal universities in China, holds that the basic elements of educational activities include educators, learners and educational influence. Four elements theory: that is, the elements of educational activities are divided into educators, educatees, educational contents and educational means. Five elements theory: This view holds that education consists of educators, educatees, educational methods, educational contents and educational environment.

Six elements theory: This view holds that the basic elements of education are educators, educatees, educational content, educational means, educational channels and educational environment.