According to Engels' point of view, from the origin, productivity is the ability to transform nature formed by the combination of people with working ability and means of production. Apes transformed into human labor productivity through labor, which is a sign of the formation of productivity and the beginning of history. Therefore, productivity is the ability of people to actually carry out production activities, the ability of labor output and the productivity of specific labor. The expression of productivity is the existence of main behaviors in production and the results of these behaviors, that is, the products of labor.

What are the constraints of productivity development level on education?

(1) The development of productive forces provides the basic conditions for the development of education. The development level of productive forces is the material basis of educational development and provides material guarantee for educational development.

(2) The development of productive forces restricts the purpose of education. In different historical periods, due to different levels of productivity development, the purpose of education is also different.

(3) The development of productive forces restricts the choice of teaching content. The content and means of education are advancing with the continuous development of productive forces, so as to adapt to and promote the development of productive forces.

(4) The development of productive forces affects the reform of teaching methods, teaching means and teaching organization forms.

(5) The development of productive forces determines the scale and speed of education development. The scale and speed of any social education development depend on two conditions: first, the material foundation that the production of material materials can provide for the development of education; On the other hand, the development of productive forces demands education.

Education is a necessary means of labor reproduction. It is the most important and critical factor in human productivity. Through education, people can master cultural and scientific knowledge and technology and become professionals. After these people enter the production process, they can continuously promote the development of productive forces. It is an important means of labor reproduction to transform the possible productive forces of education into real productive forces.

It is a means of reproduction of educational science, knowledge and technology. Science and technology are the primary productive forces. Through education, scientific and technological knowledge can be mastered by a few people and more people, and applied to production practice, thus promoting the development of productive forces.

Education is a means to produce new scientific knowledge and technology. The main function of education is to transmit the existing scientific knowledge of human beings, but it can also undertake the task of producing new scientific and technological knowledge, which is particularly obvious in colleges and universities. Once new research results and inventions are applied to production, social productivity can be improved.