The use of a lapbook in the learning of pupils in primary education

This thesis examines the use of lapbooks in teaching primary school pupils, focusing on the natural science topic of trees. The aim of the thesis is to describe how lapbooks can support the acquisition of knowledge and skills in primary school education and to verify their impact on pupils' learning. The theoretical part consists of four chapters dealing with the characteristics of younger school-age pupils, learning theory, the development of key competencies and cross- curricular themes, as well as the definition and use of lapbooks. In the practical part, I present a lapbook design on the topic of trees and a mixed research design. The qualitative part includes a pre-test and post-test aimed at verifying the level of knowledge pupils acquired. The practical part also contains pupils' feedback and a questionnaire for primary school teachers, designed to explore their experience with lapbooks, the extent to which they use them, and their attitudes towards this method. The results showed that pupils successfully acquired new knowledge using this method. They evaluated working with the lapbook positively, and most of them would like to continue using it in future lessons. The questionnaire further revealed that teachers experienced with lapbooks use them approximately once or twice a year, mainly...