The reasons for the decline in students' interest in science have been studied for the last decades. The key question is how to stimulate this interest and motivate students and pupils to study science. Part of this thesis was testing the influence of practical courses on upper secondary school students' motivation toward studying biology. To start with, it was found out how many practical courses were taught for each biology topic at Czech upper secondary schools. Molecular biology and genetics emerged as one of the topics with the lowest number of practical courses. Therefore, molecular biology practical courses have been proposed and tested. It was shown that these practical courses can increase students' motivation scores. The possible influece of age, gender and number of practical courses during biology lessons on motivation was tested as well. Motivation of Czech students was compared to motivation of New Zealand students. Younger students and boys were more motivated to study biology in both countries. New Zealand students were more motivated than Czech students. Motivated students like the participants in the Biology Olympiad, Students' Professional Activities, biology summer course and optional biology courses were used to describe the origin of their motivation toward biology.

iv Abstrakt anglicky Thesis is focused on subject of foundation engineering for undemanding constructions at construction sites with difficult basis conditions. In first part of thesis the selected methods for depth foundation construction are discussed. These methods were used or have potential to be used at examined locations. Examined locations with difficult basis conditions are described in second part of thesis. Final part of thesis contains preparation for detailed IGP for foundaton construction in locality Praha - Řeporyje. Main objective of thesis is to assess various methods of special foundation engineering in difficult basis conditions and to evaluate their suitability for using in given geological conditions.

The diploma thesis deals with practical assignments of the district round of the physics olympiad in category G, so called Archimediáda, for the district of České Budějovice. The content consists of a set of practical assignments having been piloted at primary schools outside the district of České Budějovice. One of the assignments was selected for verification at the participants of the district round of the physics olympiad in category G of the school year 2018/2019. An analysis of the elaborated pupils' ways of solving the assignments and their results follows.

This diploma thesis deals with teaching growing at primary schools. In the teoretical part the subject growing is charakterized and there is a brief history of teaching this practical subject. Furthermore, attention is paid to the current representation of growing in school education programs, there is an overview of expected outcomes and content of the subject matter of this course and possibilities of application of cross-curricular themes and interdisciplinary relations within it. At the end of the theoretical part there are spatial possibilities for teaching this subject, possibilities of innovation of subject and its link with food sovereignty and the use of local food. The practical part firstly answering the basic research question: How is the teaching of the subject of cultivation work in selected primary schools? The characteristics of each school are described, the hourly subsidies and forms of teaching of this subject, the equipment of the school for the teaching of the course, and the current, interesting and unconventional methods that can serve as examples of good practice of teaching Cultivation works. These dates were assessed in the form of qualitative research. In addition, the practical part is answering the secondary research questions and the results of the quantitative survey,...

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This thesis investigates latent theoretical knowledge and practical skills in zoology in differently aged sets of basic- and grammar school pupils and students of biology- and natural history education at faculty of education. Examination was taken by test complemented by screened set of photographs and pictures of animals, which was submitted to sample of 844 respondents. It was discovered, various year-class of basic- and grammar schools pupils and students of biology- and natural history education keep in only slightly above-average latent theoretical knowledge and skills of basic zoology curriculum. Biology education and naural history education students finishing their curricula prove less then 85 % success of theoretical and practical parts of the test used for investigation. It was discovered, the time period after the zoology curriculum had been taught has different effect to level of latent knowledge of differently aged respondents from different types of schools. Results of investigation found between the years 2006 - 2008 are analyzed, evaluated and compared with results of similar past studies.

The thesis is focused on selection of methods and teaching strategies in teaching motor activities of secondary school students with special educational needs. The theoretical part deals with practical training, teaching methods, the influence of diversity to selection of appropriate methods and strategies used in practical training of students. . The empirical part of the thesis is a multiple case study based on observing a group of students with special educational needs during their practical training. The reserch was focused on using of particular methods regarding individual educational needs of the students.

This thesis is focused on interconnection between education of plant pigments and inquiry- based science education in upper primary school. The theoretical section of this thesis deals with the current quality of education and knowledge level of Czech pupils in science subjects, as well as characteristic of inquiry based science education and description of various types of plant pigments. Evaluation of publications focused on occurrence of plant pigments in curricular document is another part of this thesis. The study revealed that plant pigments represent only a marginal topic of these publications. The next section of this thesis is a questionnaire survey about utilization of inquiry based science education among the teachers of biology in upper primary school. The results showed that most of the teachers were well acquainted with the method and applied it during their teaching. The last section of this thesis contains two proposals for experimental tasks of inquiry-based science education of plant pigments, which are focused on interface of biology and chemistry. Both tasks were successfully solved.

Cars are tightly connected with daily duties of enterprisers. The goal of this Theses is to clarify legal, tax and accounting environment, focusing on cars, where enterprisers are working in and its borders that should not be crossed. Theoretical situations, that can anytime happen when using cars in business, are shown on practical examples.

This diploma thesis deals with corporate volunteering from the perspective of non-profit organizations. The aim was to get practical experience from non-profit organizations that can be used by other non-profit organizations and companies to make more effective partnerships. The experience has been modified through in-depth interviews with representatives of eight non-profit organizations. Non-profit organizations are mostly positive about corporate volunteering experiences according to the interviews which were made. The empirical part of the work presents specific experience of organizations and summarizes benefits and negative corporate volunteering from their point of view. At the end of the thesis I summarize lessons gained from all interviews that can serve as recommendations for non-profit organizations and companies.