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Who assesses the exhibition? |
Internally assessed by your TOK teacher, and externally moderated by an 1B Diploma Programme examiner using e-marking |
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What is the word limit? |
950 words for the three commentaries |
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How is the essay marked? |
Holistic/global impression marking |
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How much it is worth? |
35% of the total marks for TOK |
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What is the maximum score? |
10 marks |
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How many IA knowledge prompts are there to choose from? |
35 |
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How is the exhibition file submitted? |
It is uploaded electronically. |
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1. What counts as knowledge?
2. Are some types of knowledge more useful than others?
3. What features of knowledge have an impact on its reliability?
4. On what grounds might we doubt a claim?
5. What counts as good evidence for a claim?
6. How does the way that we organize or classify knowledge affect what we know?
7. What are the implications of having, or not having, knowledge?
8. To what extent is certainty attainable?
9. Are some types of knowledge less open to interpretation than others?
10. What challenges are raised by the dissemination and/or communication of knowledge?
11. Can new knowledge change established values or beliefs?
12. Is bias inevitable in the production of knowledge?
13. How can we know that current knowledge is an improvement upon past knowledge?
14. Does some knowledge belong only to particular communities of knowers?
15. What constraints are there on the pursuit of knowledge?
16. Should some knowledge not be sought on ethical grounds?
17. Why do we seek knowledge?
18. Are some things unknowable?
19. What counts as a good justification for a claim?
20. What is the relationship between personal experience and knowledge?
21. What is the relationship between knowledge and culture?
22. What role do experts play in influencing our consumption or acquisition of knowledge?
23. How important are material tools in the production or acquisition of knowledge?
24. How might the context in which knowledge is presented influence whether it is accepted or rejected?
25. How can we distinguish between knowledge, belief and opinion?
26. Does our knowledge depend on our interactions with other knowers?
27. Does all knowledge impose ethical obligations on those who know it?
28. To what extent is objectivity possible in the production or acquisition of knowledge?
29. Who owns knowledge?
30. What role does imagination play in producing knowledge about the world?
31. How can we judge when evidence is adequate?
32. What makes a good explanation?
33. How is current knowledge shaped by its historical development?
34. In what ways do our values affect our acquisition of knowledge?
35. In what ways do values affect the production of knowledge?
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This object is particularly interesting for this exhibition because …
•This object also enriches this exhibition because …
•This object was controversial because …
•This object makes us think about whether …
•I chose this object carefully to help show that …
•This object is therefore included in this exhibition as an example of …
•This object represents…
•This object serves to spread knowledge about…
Exhibition Checklist
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Written the prompt along with the number and theme at the top
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Given an introduction to how the prompt will be explored
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Entitled each object according to the number Object 1, Object 2, Object 3 |
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Labeled and Cited each object ( in text)
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Discussed the suitability of each object for the prompt.
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Made a personal link where possible
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Employed a TOK concept/ theory/ element of KF/ limitation /fallacy for each argument.
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Cited all sources in text
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Given a mini conclusion in answer to the prompt for each object. (to what extent the object addresses /answers the question.)
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Given a line or two by way of concluding the commentary- (could be a comparative view on how the objects answer the prompt), decontextualising the objects drawing a larger conclusion about the prompt.
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Given the word count (950 words)
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Given a works cited page in alphabetical order, with a hanging indent
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Used Arial / Times Roman size 12 font. 1.5 spacing |
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Inserted Page numbers |
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Done a spell/ format check |
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Not put my name anywhere in the document except to label it- Lastname_firstname_TOK_Exhibition |
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Submitted my final into the task on MB a little in advance so that I may make suitable changes/ cite where it shows a similarity in the Turnitin report |
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Got my teacher and a peer (if possible) to read it before the final submission. |
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