The scientific nature of educational research is mainly reflected in the scientific nature of pedagogy research. Any research includes four elements: conclusion, evidence, logical chain between conclusion and evidence and research context. The research that meets the scientific requirements must be the research in which the conclusion has falsifiability, the evidence is an empirical fact that can be obtained repeatedly, the logical chain between the evidence and the conclusion is clear and without contradiction, and the research situation can be reproduced. Educational theory includes educational thought, pedagogy basic discipline theory and pedagogy theory. Pedagogy theory is the core component of educational theory, and the scientific nature of educational research is mainly reflected in the scientific nature of educational research. Pedagogy must take the education system as the research object in order to provide an overall understanding of education under the framework of "purpose-means-result". Only in this way can the scientific nature of pedagogy research be possible.

The field of educational research is a field with frequent actions. Any new paradigm may be introduced into educational research. If it meets certain social conditions, it will evolve into a movement, and the scientific movement of educational research is such a movement. Advocates of scientism have introduced many rigorous research methods, hoping to improve the scientific nature of educational research and thus improve the disciplinary status of pedagogy.