Lapbook as a tool for collecting and hierarchizing content

Abstract

Constructivist learning theory assumes the importance of a student's activity and independence in acquiring knowledge. In this case, gaining knowledge is a process that takes place in constant interaction with the environment and confrontation with oneself, in order to ultimately lead to the reconstruction of the image of one's own world. One of the tools for organizing self-acquired knowledge is the lapbook. It is something like a thematic folder in which the student collects information on a selected topic. The article describes the research on high school students who made their own lapbook. A pedagogical experiment (ones group technique) in which 53 students participated was used in the research. The influence of creating a lapbook on students' school achievements was described.