TOK Course Outline

Which of the following elements of the course if an optional theme?

• knowledge and the knower

• technology

• history

• TOK exhibition

Which of the following is NOT an Area of Knowledge? (AOK)

• Human Sciences

• Natural Sciences

• Art

• Religion

Which of the following in NOT an optional theme?

• language

• indigenous societies

• the arts

• politics

Which two are the methods of assessment in TOK?

• TOK Paper 1

• TOK Paper 2

• TOK Exhibition

• TOK Essay

Which of the following is NOT descriptive of a knowledge question?

• it can relate to the production and acquisition of knowledge

• they are contestable

• they relate to how knowledge is shared and used

• they are content specific e.g. Math related

Which is NOT a purpose of the knowledge framework in TOK?

• provide common vocab

• applied for the creation of knowledge

• used when comparing AOKs

• used by teachers to make links between TOK and their subject

Which is not one of the 4 elements of the Knowledge Framework?

• Scope

• Perspectives

• Methods and Tools

• Certainty

• Ethics

Which of the following is NOT an aim of the core theme: Knowledge and the Knower?

• distinguish which claims are contestable

• understand your own perspective

• understand how your culture influences you

• to understand universal learning capacities

Why have the optional themes(technology, politics, language, religion and indigenous societies) been chosen and what is there purpose in the TOK course? (2 correct answers)

• they are subjects taught in the IB course

• they relate to how we acquire knowledge

• they help make links to modern day and real world examples of knowledge

• they relate to the impact of historical knowledge