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THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE, COURSE ELEMENTS, ASSESSMENT IN THE DP - Coggle Diagram
THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
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CREATIVITY, ACTIVITY, SERVICE
CAS: This aspect of the Core is not a class – it’s your chance to delve into experiences and activities
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guidelines, but again, much of the decision-making here will be yours. You’ll receive instruction,
guidance, and resources periodically – as well as regular reflection and planning sessions during ToK.
THE EXTENDED ESSAY
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certain parameters) and express specific ideas and findings about it. IB provides process suggestions
and assessment goals, and you’ll receive instruction on each step of the process in ToK. Like CAS,
however, much of this project will be completed outside of class so you can maximize your time on it.
AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE
Areas of knowledge: The areas of knowledge (AOK) are specific branches of knowledge, each of
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knowledge. In TOK, students explore five compulsory areas of knowledge: history; the human
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WHAT IS TOK
ToK is “a course about critical thinking and inquiring into the process of knowing, rather than learning a
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The core themes
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themselves as knowers and thinkers, and to consider the different communities of knowers to
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WHAT IS TOK NOT
What is tok not
It is not a philosophy class, though there will be times when we touch on how thinkers in the past
have explored knowledge questions. And certainly critical thinking is common to both philosophy
and TOK. It is not a course without a curriculum.
TOK CURRICULUM
THE DP CORE
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students to think about their own values and actions, to deepen their understanding of their place in the world and to sensitively consider the contexts and views of others.
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The 2 assessments tasks
tok exhibition
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The tok essay
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from a list of six prompts set by IB for each exam session. This is uploaded electronically by IB and marked
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COURSE ELEMENTS
METHODS AND TOOLS
This element focuses on exploring the methods, tools and practices that we use to produce knowledge.
This includes the building of conceptual frameworks, the establishing of traditions and practices, as
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cognitive and material tools that we have available to help us in the pursuit of knowledge, and of how
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PERSPECTIVES
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reflection on the students’ own perspectives and what informs them, as well as how different people or
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SCOPE
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knowledge, and also considers the nature of the problems that each theme/area of knowledge faces
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ETHICS
This element focuses on exploring ethics and the ethical considerations that have an impact on inquiry in
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facts and values, and how ethical and epistemic values are built into the quest for knowledge.
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knowers and thinkers, and on the different communities of knowers to
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ASSESSMENT IN THE DP
ASSESSMENT COMPONENT
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For this component, students are required to create an exhibition that explores
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For this component, students are required to write an essay in response to one of the
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external assessment component, it is marked by IB examiners.
ASSESSMENT
Assessment is an integral part of learning and teaching. The most important aims of assessment are that it
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Both external and internal assessments are used in the DP. IB examiners mark work produced for external
assessment, while work produced for internal assessment is marked by teachers and externally
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The approach to assessment used by the IB is criterion-related, not norm-referenced. This approach to
assessment judges students’ work by their performance in relation to identified levels of attainment, and
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THE TOK EXHIBITION
The TOK exhibition is an internal assessment component—it is marked by the teacher and is externally
moderated by the IB. Internal assessment is an integral part of all DP courses. It enables students to
demonstrate the application of their skills and knowledge, and to pursue their personal interests.
Students are required to create an exhibition comprising three objects, or images of objects, and an
accompanying written commentary on each object. To enable their exhibition to be marked by their TOK
teacher and for samples of student work to be submitted to the IB for moderation, students are required to
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context, justifies its inclusion in the exhibition and links to the IA prompt (maximum 950
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