What a TOK presentation looks like?

Check out this video to get an idea of TOK presentation.This is what the examiners said about it. Strengths The “talk show” format works well It is engaging and allows the presentation of opposing points of view The topic is relevant to the student The argument–counter-argument pairing shows some critical thinking Ways of knowing and areas of knowledge, for example, language, perception, history and ethics, are mentioned Weaknesses It is difficult for the knowledge issues to be addressed explicitly,...

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How to do a TOK presentation?

A TOK presentation is another important component of this course. One third of your final grade is based on the presentation, so you should really try your best. This year we have to film all our presentations and send the films to the IB for assessment, so it is particularly important that we have high quality presentations. What would a really good presentation be like? To get an idea of this we will firstly look at the assessment criteria. In...

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How to write a TOK essay?

As you know 2/3 of your final TOK grade is based on writing an essay on one of the prescribed topics. You want to get the best possible grade obviously, and therefore it is important to write a killer essay. How do you go about doing that? The most important thing about TOK essay is personal voice; it really should be your essay, a piece of evidence of your thinking. You should really try to answer the question as honestly as you can. Don't just...

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What is TOK?

What is theory of knowledge programme about?Well, I told you it would be a combination of critical and creative thinking, but what does that mean?Critical thinking means you don't take for granted what people tell you, but you ask yourself: Can I believe this idea? Is this a good argument? Should I change my mind?Creative thinking means that you don't accept the obvious first idea that comes to your mind as a solution to a problem but you brainstorm...

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