Methods and techniques of active teaching on the middle school level

The diploma thesis is concentrated on activating methods and teaching techniques at elementary schools. The theoretical part contains the activating method analysis on the base of recommended literature and journal articles. The goal of the practical part was the detection of problems which a teacher has when introducing activating methods and techniques of work on curriculum; and how the chosen methods influence the teaching results. Mind maps of pupils at particular grades were compared to gain the conception of knowledge systems development of pupils at infant school. The research revealed that most common problems are noise in classrooms, time intensity and lack of space. Hierarchic form of the maps appears at second grade but the top representation is at fifth grade