Main representatives: French philosopher and sociologist Little Knohl and British educator Percy Neng.

Key points: Educational activities exist not only in human society, but also in the animal kingdom. The emergence of human social education is a biological process, biological impulse is the main driving force of education, and human social education is the inheritance, perfection and development of animal kingdom.

2. Theory of psychological origin

The main representative: Lu Meng, a famous American educator, said that the origin of educational psychology was based on criticizing the origin of educational biology.

Main points: Meng Lu explained the origin of education from the perspective of psychology, and thought that the forms and methods of primitive education were mainly children's unconscious imitation of adult life in daily life.