The function of educational purpose, also known as the function of educational purpose, refers to the function of educational purpose on actual educational activities. It plays a guiding role in the determination of educational tasks, the establishment of educational system, the selection of educational content and the organization of all educational activities. The purpose of education has many functions for the smooth progress of educational activities.
(A) the guiding function
Once the educational purpose is established, it becomes a guide for people's actions, which not only points out the development direction and predetermined development results for the educated, but also points out the work direction and goal for the educators.
The formulation of educational policy, the establishment of educational system, the choice of educational content, the choice of educational methods and means, and the evaluation of educational effect are all based on educational objectives. The purpose of education has a goal-oriented function for both educators and educatees.
The purpose of education can indicate the direction of future education ("for whom to train people" and "what kind of people to train"), and it also contains specific paths to solve practical educational problems. The concrete manifestations are as follows: first, it plays a directional role in the teaching direction of teachers, and teachers know the key points of their own teaching; Second, it plays a directional role in curriculum selection and construction.
(B) Incentive function
The purpose of education is result-oriented. A purposeful, conscious and demanding educational goal can guide the direction of running a school, guide the formulation of training goals, and then encourage schools and teachers to work hard to achieve educational goals.
(3) Evaluation function
The purpose of education is not only the quality specification and standard of a country's talent training, but also an important basis for measuring the quality and benefit of education. The evaluation function of educational purpose can be embodied in modern educational evaluation or educational supervision behavior.
Regulatory function
The adjustment of educational activities by educational purposes is mainly carried out in the following ways: first, it is adjusted by determining the value, which is mainly reflected in the grasp of educational value orientation;
The second is to regulate and control in a targeted way; Third, it is regulated by standard methods. The purpose of education always contains the standard requirements of what kind of people to train, and educators regulate their choice of educational content or teaching methods according to this standard.
(5) Select function
The function of educational purpose choice is embodied in the choice of educational activities and educational contents. Schools and teachers in any country, without exception, will decide which research results and social culture can enter the educational content and which should be criticized and resisted according to the basic requirements of educational purposes.