The main aim of my diploma thesis is to create a didactic test, which deals with the knowledge of pupils of the 9th year at elementary schools in the field of evolution. The literary overview is focused on the concept of evolution and its main principles, evolution within the scope of the educational program framework, publications dealing with this topic, especially with the emphasis on the current qualification work in this field, didactic tests, their types and aspects. In order to determine the level of knowledge in the field of evolution, a didactic test was then created. A total of 252 respondents participated in the test. All data was subsequently evaluated and discussed.

The main objective of my diploma thesis was to create a didactic test dealing with the knowledge of grade 9 primary school pupils about the area of evolution. The literary review is focused on the term of evolution and its main principles. A part of the review is also formed by the framework education programme, mainly by the expected outputs in evolution biology. Subsequently, the theoretical part carries out an analysis of qualification works dealing with the issue of evolution biology. In the conclusion, information about didactic tests, their types and aspects is collected. To find out about the measure of knowlede from the area of evolution, a didactic test was constructed, and distributed among 252 respondents within the region of South Bohemia. All the data was subsequently evaluated and discussed.