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To what extent do our senses give us the truth? To what extent do reason, emotion and language (and other factors) affect our sense perception? What is the scope, and what are the limits of sensory information in different areas of knowledge?
Aspects of knowledge
Acquisition Production Shaping Classification Status Acceptance Rejection
In General
Open-ended questions Have more than one possible answer Have more than one perspective Explicitly about knowledge itself
Intermediate Good
Necessary for higher achievement on written assessment (and helps with presentation as well)
Level
Descriptor
An open-ended question Explicitly about knowledge Couched in terms of ToK vocabulary and concepts Precise in terms of relationships between concepts
Good
Interme diate
May be: An open-ended question Explicitly about knowledge May be: A closed question Implicitly about knowledge
Poor
May be:
A statement or a description of a situation A closed question
Traditional medicine
Real-life This could be the real-life situation for the presentation or an example in the situation essay
Article on science and religion How can reason be used to justify religious beliefs?
How do religious people come to their beliefs? Are religious beliefs reasonable?
How can reason be used to justify religious beliefs? Are religious beliefs reasonable?
How do religious people come to their beliefs? Physics and God Article on science and religion
Optical illusions
What, if anything, do optical illusions tell us about sense perception and truth? What can we learn from optical illusions? An optical illusion
What, if anything, do optical illusions tell us about sense perception and truth? What can we learn from optical illusions? Why do optical illusions happen? Optical illusions An optical illusion
of Saddam Hussein
of Saddam Hussein
To what extent can human sciences use mathematical techniques to make accurate predictions?
Stopping teenagers smoking How can we use models to predict social behaviour?
To what extent can human sciences use mathematical techniques to make accurate predictions?
How can we use models to predict social behaviour? Will predictions on teenage smoking turn out to be correct? Stopping teenagers smoking
A new government policy
Level
Example
Intermedi ate
Good
Should we believe paranormal claims? Does the paranormal exist? Is swine flu likely to kill millions?
Poor
Real-life situation
A film on haunting
Level
Descriptor
An open-ended question Explicitly about knowledge Couched in terms of ToK vocabulary and concepts Precise in terms of relationships between concepts
Good
Interme diate
May be: An open-ended question Explicitly about knowledge May be: A closed question Implicitly about knowledge
Poor
May be:
A statement or a description of a situation A closed question
Traditional medicine
Real-life This could be the real-life situation for the presentation or an example in the situation essay
Level
Example To We what oftenextent extend have to can To what does assume reason some the facts are reason justify influence our true presence to continue of belief on paranormal thinking. paranormal stuff? does this cliams. How hinder or enable the process of knowing? Should we believe paranormal claims? Does the paranormal exist?
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Poor
Intermedi ate
Good
Real-life situation
A film on haunting
Level
Example Is what we learn at any To what extend does point in time certain, if the social medias we are likely to change change our our minds and interpret interpretation of reality, things differently as we and does it change our gain more experience? behavior? Why should we trust What is the relationship Are the social networks of maturing senses and scientific trust of chocolate helping bad to blame for or perceptions of truth and behavior? mood? knowledge? Will chocolate help your Can social medias Does our capacity to bad mood? change our behavior? learn change as we
Can you prove through emotion and sense perception the changes that chocolate has or doesnt have in you?
Poor
Intermedi ate
Good
grow older?
What are social medias? You notice details you didnt before.
Real-life situation
Eating chocolate
To what extent do our senses give us the truth? To what extent do reason, emotion and language (and other factors) affect our sense perception? What is the scope, and what are the limits of sensory information in different areas of knowledge?
To what extent can reason operate in isolation from other ways of knowing? What is the relationship between reasoning and truth? In what ways and to what extent can reasoning operate in different areas of knowledge?
Counterclaims
Assumptions
Explored
Argument or Example Explored
Justified
Main Points
Perspectives
Knowledge Issue
Different Perspectives
Links
Another view on your topic or concept raised Between KI, WoKs, and AoKs An argument against a statement you are trying to justify What does your argument imply? What are you assuming?
Counterclaims
Implications
Underlying Assumptions
Knowledge Issue
Knowledge Issue
Assumptions
Main Points
To what extent do our senses give us the truth? That truth is a belief that is justified.
Main Points
To what extent can reason operate in isolation from other ways of knowing?
Senses bring us knowledge about the world. Limited senses limit our knowledge Senses can give us faulty knowledge I can share my experience with others
Emotion can not be understood without reason. Sense perception can record data about the world around us, but reason evaluates, compares, and concludes. Language provides the medium to communicate but reason gives that communication meaning.
Knowledge Issue
Knowledge Issue
Assumptions
Main Points
To what extent do our senses give us the truth? That truth is a belief that is justified.
Main Points
To what extent can reason operate in isolation from other ways of knowing?
Senses bring us knowledge about the world. Limited senses limit our knowledge Senses can give us faulty knowledge I can share my experience with others
Emotion can not be understood without reason. Sense perception can record data about the world around us, but reason evaluates, compares, and concludes. Language provides the medium to communicate but reason gives that communication meaning.
Counterclaims
Assumptions
Explored
Argument or Example Explored
Justified
Main Points
Perspectives
Knowledge Issue