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TOK

Lesson 3

Knowledge Question
Knowledge Questions in TOK

THE TOK CURRICULUM CENTRES KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS ARE KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS HELP
AROUND THE EXPLORATION OF CRUCIAL TO EFFECTIVE TOK STUDENTS TO MOVE BEYOND
KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS. DISCUSSIONS AS THEY HELP TO SUBJECT-SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OR
MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS ARE SPECIFIC REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS
FOCUSING ON QUESTIONS ABOUT INTO THE REALM OF TOK.
KNOWLEDGE ITSELF AND ABOUT
HOW WE KNOW THINGS.
Knowledge questions are:
• questions that directly refer to our understanding of the world,
ourselves and others, in connection with the acquisition, search
for, production, shaping and acceptance of knowledge
• open-ended and intended to open inquiry into the nature of
knowledge.
• uncover possible uncertainties, biases in approach, or
limitations related to knowledge, ways of knowing and methods
of verification and justification appropriate in different areas of
knowledge.
Questioning what we claim
we know…
About
Knowledge
• Not subject specific, about how
knowledge is constructed and
evaluated
• Process involved in the
construction of knowledge
• How knowledge is transferred
between individuals and
communities
• Nature of knowledge (in a
particular area of knowledge)
Contestable

• often, no “right answer”


• Requires an analysis that shows the
complexity behind the knowledge issues
involved
• An open question
• rather than subject-specific
Draw on TOK terminology
Concepts
TOK Concepts and Knowledge Questions
• What shapes my perspective as a knower?

• Is there a distinction between truth and certainty in mathematics?

• Is there knowledge that a person or society has a responsibility to acquire or not to acquire?

• Can the historian be free of bias in the selection and interpretation of material?

• To what extent is it legitimate for a researcher to draw on their own experiences as evidence in their investigations in the
human sciences?

• Do we tend to exaggerate the objectivity of scientific facts and the subjectivity of moral values?

• What is the role of inductive and deductive reasoning in scientific inquiry, prediction and explanation?

• What are the justifications for claiming that there are absolute standards for “good art”?

• How do the tools that we use shape the knowledge that we produce?

• To what extent do the classification systems we use in the pursuit of knowledge affect the conclusions that we reach?

• Are political judgments a type of moral judgment?

TOK concepts are often found in KQ, but not always… Source: TOK Subject Guide (first exams in 2022)
Knowledge questions can
begin in different ways:
How do we if a knowledge claim can be trusted?
know… what is morally right or wrong?
what basis our conclusions rest on?
How language come to be known?
does… mathematics relate to the world?
the social context of scientific work affect the methods and findings of science?
How… reliable are our feelings and intuitions?
does living a moral life matter?
trustworthy are our senses?
To what can we act individually in creating new knowledge?
extent… does personal or ideological bias influence our knowledge claims?
is emotion biological or “hard-wired”, and hence universal to all human beings?
is emotion shaped by culture and hence displayed differently in different societies?
Can… human behavior be predicted?
mathematics be characterized as a universal language?
history be unbiased?
Let’s practice...
Design the knowledge questions that is about
knowledge, contestable and draws on TOK concepts
AOK Knowledge claim
History Historians sometimes use their own values as lenses to explore the
past

Economics Different economic models suggest different outcomes in relation to


policy changes

Chemistry The Periodic Table models how elements are related to one another
in terms of atomic weight

Mathematics Mathematics makes extensive use of deductive argument


Arts – Music Being educated in music teaches you to search for
and appreciate patterns and development in musical
structure

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