Theory of knowledge

by Christian Bryan

Written and edited by experienced teachers, examiners, and workshop leaders, 'Theory of knowledge' is a complete, detailed, and well-crafted e-textbook that is perfect for students of the IB Diploma's Theory of Knowledge course. A clear Learning Outcome at the start of each section giving a clear learning objective for the student in the context of the TOK Guide. Written in EAL-friendly prose that provides clear understanding with Key Vocabulary at the end of each section based on the TOK Guide. Connections to the Core Designed as suggested learning tasks to ensure the students interact with the Area of Knowledge/Optional Themes in the context of the Core Theme. Key Points to summary each section and to reinforce learning. Each section has been calibrated to the expected time frame as recommended by the IBO so teachers won’t teach too much or too little. Further Knowledge Questions to help with the Exhibition and Essay and to focus learning. Knowledge in Context which are written at the end of each chapter to integrate learning in one of the key themes and to provide examples for Exhibitions. ‘How to’ sections for help with Essay and the Exhibition. End of Unit Tasks designed to develop Essay-writing and Exhibition-creation skills. "This textbook is all students and teachers need to study, learn and succeed in the IB's Theory of Knowledge." "A simple and straightforward interpretation of the course and the assessment." "The eBook version is perfect to read on my phone. And it is a great help for creating the Exhibition and Essay."

196 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 1, 2020

Reviews

[Dominic Carrillo · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you are looking for a basic framework for teaching a TOK course for the first time, then this book will be somewhat useful. However, there are a number of issues to be considered before buying this book. First, there are a number of typos and much repetition-- even sections that appear to have been copy and pasted from previous sections, including repeated examples. Second, the author uses many questionable references such as the Nazis, yet for the TOK essay guide at the end of the book, he cautions against using the Nazis as examples because it's clichéd and overused. Thirdly, and most importantly, the examples the author uses--particularly in the politics, history, and natural sciences sections-- lean heavily on right-wing conservative talking points such as the victimization of white men by cancel culture, highlighting communist historians, and questioning climate change. While the author is only suggesting and implying certain Fox News style anti-liberal ideas, it's clearly biased, subjective and could certainly be used by students to critique and discuss the nature of knowledge and truth! Perhaps this was the author's intention? It's difficult to tell, but while reading the science sub section on "peer review", I highly doubted that this work was subjected to any kind of peer review or serious professional editing.