are emotions triggered through our social interaction. Emotional Energy Emotional energy: emotions help provide us with energy when in search of knowledge i.e. persistence and passion for a subject. Emotion as a way of knowing Emotions impact our mental lives – without them we would not understand the world. Emotions as an obstacle to knowledge Emotions can distort: perception (emotional colouring)‚ reason and language Emotional colouring: A termed used to refer to the effect emotion can
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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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Theory of knowledge final presentation Topic: Health and beauty KNOWLEDGE ISSUE: How far can it be regarded that eating disorders are linked to our perception of beauty? My topic will focus on the distorted body images that the media portrays‚ especially for women and young girls. I want to inform you about what the media is doing‚ how they are directly affecting the self-esteem and confidence of women and young girls‚ and what the negative consequences of this can be. I will focus
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Mostafa El Aidy Theory of Knowledge Mr. Kuhl 28/2/2013 Theory of Knowledge Dictionary Argument Ad Ignorantiam: assuming that something is false only because it is not true. Certainty: being sure of something Common Sense: using your background knowledge and logic to decide whether something is true or false. Conformation Bias: agree to opinions and ideas only because they match one’s beliefs. Evidence: facts that support a claim. Gullibility: failure of intelligence in which a person is
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Andrej Grupkovic Dr. Bammi TOK Period 7 February 2nd‚ 2013 IB T.O.K. Journal #1 Assumptions Statement “Human beings are unaware of their assumptions‚ much like fish are unaware of the water they live in” A Great king of Montenegro‚ Sir Njegoš‚ once stated that the biggest secret in this world is what does a man truly think. We consider ourselves as a dominating species on this planet; we believe that the knowledge we have created and teach is the knowledge that is‚ so to speak correct
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TOK SCAFFOLDING HANDOUT TITLE: Option 5 "Ways of knowing are a check on our instinctive judgements." To what extent do you agree with this statement. Possible Knowledge Questions " To what extent can our own bias actually be reliable upon what we don’t truly know about"? " Is it justified that one’s culture and upbringing can influence their sense of opinion?" "Can our own emotional human mind impact the way we perceive certain views?" "What roles does our own bias bring upon out instinctive
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imagery * Be able to use subject specific terminology for art appreciation and criticism * Be able to produce a thematic artwork that demonstrate skills appropriate to cultural conventions | Learning experiences * Students have no prior knowledge in abstract art. The teacher begins with the topic and discusses the essential qualities of human sense organs and
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reason.’ 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
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TOK Essay Guideline A. Understanding the Knowledge Issue (/10) Must prove that you have understood the question. To do so‚ ask yourself the following questions: a. Is it possible to form a belief in response to the question you have chosen? b. How can you elevate your belief about the question into knowledge? c. Did you effectively link and compare the different areas of knowledge and/or ways of knowing? d. Did you demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the knowledge issue
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