Bringing TOK into everyday subject teaching Obtained from experienced TOK teachers working in specialist subject groups at the Madrid TOK conference November 2003. Compiled by Geoffrey Neuss Swedish A1 (Reporter: Håkon Kjellin‚ Täby Gymnasium‚ Sweden Hakan.Kjellin@tibble.taby.se) Interpretation: • Are there correct and incorrect interpretations? Or is relativism absolute when interpreting texts? Is there such a thing as over-interpretation? • What factors – individual psychological
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MOHD ARIFF ZAKWAN BIN ABDULLAH ZAWAWI M11C MY ToK MOMENT My TOK moment was tonight 02/02/12 when the year one students had a batch meeting at the mosque having some games to create a stronger bond between us. As usual this kind of thing made my instinct to escape getting bigger and stronger. So‚ I decide to sneak out from the program pretending that I had to make some important call. So I ask the permission of our class rep to go out for a while with my best friend. Then we straight forward
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2011 and May 2012 Instructions to candidates Your theory of knowledge essay for examination must be submitted to your teacher for authentication. It must be written on one of the ten titles (questions) provided below. You may choose any title‚ but are recommended to consult with your teacher. Your essay will be marked according to the assessment criteria published in the Theory of Knowledge guide. Remember to centre your essay on knowledge issues and‚ where appropriate‚ refer to other parts of your
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OSCAR WILDE‚ 18S4-1900 ’Reason is always and everywhere the slave of the passions.’ DAVID HUME‚ 1711-76 Introduction In Theory of Knowledge the emotions are treated as one of the four ways of knowing‚ together with language‚ reason and perception. Since the emotions have traditionally been seen as more of an obstacle to knowledge than a source of it‚ this may initially seem surprising. There are some good reasons for the traditional suspicion of the emotions; for an angry‚ frightened or
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is used as a trusted source. Relativism: points of view‚ ideas‚ and facts have no absolute truth or validity. Skepticism: the questioning of knowledge; questioning anything that could be true. Ways of Knowing: language‚ reason‚ emotion‚ and perception. Authority Worship: a person with authority is someone like your parents‚ teachers‚ and adults. And authority worship is the action of believing these people only because of authority. Expert Opinion: the opinion of someone is an expert or specialized
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Essay Question 4 With reference to two areas of knowledge‚ discuss the way in which shared knowledge can shape personal knowledge Word Count: 1‚600 1 The areas of knowledge explored in this essay are Human Sciences and The Arts; giving a balanced and considered review about how shared knowledge does shape personal knowledge and also how it may not. This essay question assumes that personal knowledge is shaped by shared knowledge. Shared knowledge is highly structured and systematic which is the
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mindfulness can empower the practitioners to control their pain perception. It was conducted in 2011 by the neuroscientist Fadel Zeidan who followed the already established by Wilder Penfield fact - that sensation of pain is perceived by the brain at the same place where the feeling of touch is - that is‚ the somatosensory cortex. The experiment hypothesised that there will be a noticeable difference in the process of pain perception and reaction in people with chronic pain that had undergone MBSR
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INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE ORGANIZATION DIPLOMA PROGRAMME Chemistry For first examinations in 2003 http://www.xtremepapers.net Chemistry February 2001 © International Baccalaureate Organization 2001 International Baccalaureate Organization Route des Morillons 15 1218 Grand-Saconnex Geneva‚ SWITZERLAND CONTENTS PART 1—GROUP 4 INTRODUCTION 1 CURRICULUM MODEL 3 AIMS 6 OBJECTIVES 7 ACTION VERBS 8 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
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Lucian Skerjanec Date: 23/11/12 IB 11 TOK Mr. Bryant Theory of Knowledge IB 11 Semester 1 Test Review Guide Propositional Knowledge and “Knowing That” Plato and his students began studying knowledge by analyzing if it was valid. They came to conclude that for knowledge to be certain‚ it must… Can be described and communicated to anyone effectively and accurately. It must be absolutely convincing to anyone you communicate with. A “proposition” is a formal statement of convincing knowledge
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Ever since the dawn of time‚ perception has played a major role in the human race. Whether it is in job interviews or casual conversation‚ we as humans tend to determine how good or bad a person might be based on how they act or what color they are or even what car they drive. Perception plays a big part in relationships as well. We see this in two stories called “Hills Like White Elephants‚” and “Love of My Life.” Both stories focus on how perception could very much affect a relationship. In the
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