Motivation in the classroom

The thesis deals with the issue of motivation in the classroom. In the theoretical part, the work defines psychological and pedagogical terms concerning the chosen topic and explains the relations between the terms. This work further offers a range of manners, methods and strategies in order to motivate pupils by meeting their needs. It shows the reciprocal dependence and connection between the motivation and the other areas in the process of teaching (edutainment methods, classroom organization, evaluation, class atmosphere, etc). The empirical part is carried out by the method of action research. The aim is to construct a lesson which activates and motivates the pupils and in this way to increase the efficiency of the lesson. The research is based on the constructivist concept of teaching and it employs the teaching methods offered by the program RWCT, which extensively contributes to the positive motivation of the pupils