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Suitable for: Students of the IB Diploma Program in Theory of Knowledge
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Uniquely developed with the IB This book has been specifically designed to support the student of the IB Diploma Programme in Theory of Knowledge. It will stimulate students to think about learning and knowledge from their own and from others' perspectives in a way that crosses disciplines and cultures. It will encourage reflection, discussion, critical thinking, and awareness of the ways in which knowledge is constructed, and will lead students to recognize the implications of knowledge for issues of global concern. The book is rooted in classroom experience and provides class activities and supporting material for the whole of the TOK
course.Features- Places students at the centre of the course, questioning through lively and accessible material.
- Invites students to add their own voices to those in the book which include students, teachers, and professionals in various areas of knowledge.
- Encourages students to frame their own perspectives with international awareness and recognition of the impact of knowledge on the world reflecting the values of the IB learner profile.
- Contains guidance for assessment, with support for the TOK essay and class presentation.
- Written by experienced teachers, authors, and examiners, including Deputy and Chief examiners of Theory of
Knowledge
- This book has been written and developed in collaboration with the IBO.
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Chapter 1: Knowing
Chapter 2: How do we know?
1: Sense Perception
2: Language
3: Emotion
4: Reasoning
5: Classification
Chapter 3: Knowledge and the search for truth
Chapter 4: Persuasion and propaganda
Chapter 5: Areas of knowledge
1: Mathematics
2: The natural sciences, human sciences and history
3: The natural sciences
4: The human sciences
5: History
6: The arts
7: Ethics
Chapter 6: Knowledge in the world
Chapter 7: Course assessment
1: Knowledge issues
2: The TOK presentation
3: The TOK essay
Chapter 8: References
Twenty-one Topics
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"This is a terrific series; I hope more are forthcoming. My TOK students LOVE the TOK Companion." - Carolyn Henly, IB Coordinator, Meadowbrook High School, USA
"I like the way it is presented with loads of activities and advice. It's a very student friendly text." - Sheta Saha, IB Coordinator, Chatsworth International School, Singapore
"The Oxford Course Companions are the best ever resource for both teachers and students. They are practical, insightful and fully in line with the IB Course outcomes." - Pat Hanson, IB Coordinator, Academy of the Holy Cross, USA
"All of the Oxford IB Course Companions are terrific." - Carolyn Hawkins, IB Coordinator, Cookeville High School, USA
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