DEVELOPING+YOUR+OWN+EXAMPLES+OF+KNOWLEDGE+ISSUES

Back to HOME > IB TOK > KNOWLEDGE ISSUES KNOWLEDGE ISSUES EXAMPLES =DEVELOPING YOUR OWN EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE ISSUES - class activity= Don't forget what we are looking for: KNOWLEDGE ISSUE: an open-ended question which is about knowledge, stated in terms of ToK vocabulary and precise in the relationships between ToK concepts. A KI is developed or extracted from a Real-Life Situation as found in a stimulus such as an article, film, book, picture. For example, can you think of a possible KI for the real-life situation suggested by the two posters below? POSSIBLE KI: Can carefully chosen images communicate feelings which language cannot?

Look at the KI you developed.
 * Is it open-ended without an obvious answer and leading to discussion?
 * Is it about knowledge and not in a specific subject such as science, human sciences or ethics?
 * Is it in ToK vocabulary such as **belief, certainty, culture, evidence, information, experience, explanation, interpretation, intuition, justification, truth, values** and the ways of knowing and areas of knowledge (see TOK diagram)?
 * Is it precise about the concepts so that it makes sense as a question?

1 In the group you are assigned to, view the film you have been given.
 * GROUP ACTIVITY**

2 Consider the possible view-points of different knowers (people in the film; people who made the film; people who might see the film) and construct statements about them using the vocabulary cards you are given (you may change words slightly eg 'certain' to 'certainty'; you may use one or more words per statement), the WoKs and AoKs. [|ToK KIs vocabulary cards.pdf]

3 From the statements you have made, consider the questions below.
 * Are all the view-points equally valid?
 * How can we decide which view-point is most valid?
 * What are the issues that create uncertainty about view-points?


 * THE BLURS: **
 * Bias - Limitations - Uncertainty - Reliability - Subjectivity **

4 Using the definition above and your discussions, write a knowledge issue which arises from the film.

5 Share your KI with another group and show them the film while they think about it.