Conception of PG issue in the contemporary Czech textbook for higher classes of secondary grammar schools and high schools: Status and suggestions to improve

In life each of us meets with textbook, although it does not always have to be quiality textbook. For evaluation the quality of textbooks used a rating system that can be undertaken. This work deals with the evaluation of physical geography textbooks for grammar schools. The goal is to determine what shape the concept of physical geography in textbooks and propose solutions to improve the situation. The work examines fourteen contemporary czech books used in teaching (textbooks, summaries for graduation). For ratings are used formal methods such educational research as measuring text difficulty or measuring didactic structure. The work is complemented by comparing the textbooks from different countries (India, USA) with Czech textbooks. Based on the results, it is possible to determine what textbook is suitable for teaching physical geography and how it would look perfect textbook. This work could bring geography teachers some advice on choosing textbooks. Key words: evaluation textbook, physical geography, textbook for grammar schoo