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1. The document outlines 35 potential prompts that students can base their Theory of Knowledge (TOK) exhibition on. 2. Students must choose one prompt and create an exhibition linking three objects to the chosen prompt. 3. The prompts cover a range of topics related to the production and acquisition of knowledge such as the role of experts, what counts as evidence, and whether some knowledge is unknowable.

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IA Prompts: TOK Assessment Details

1. The document outlines 35 potential prompts that students can base their Theory of Knowledge (TOK) exhibition on. 2. Students must choose one prompt and create an exhibition linking three objects to the chosen prompt. 3. The prompts cover a range of topics related to the production and acquisition of knowledge such as the role of experts, what counts as evidence, and whether some knowledge is unknowable.

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TOK assessment details

IA prompts
The IA prompts are a set of 35 high-level knowledge questions. Students must select one of the following
IA prompts on which to base their exhibition, and all three objects must be linked to the same prompt.
These IA prompts apply for all examination sessions for the life of this guide—they do not change from
session to session.
Students are required to create an exhibition of three objects that connect to one of the following IA
prompts.
1. What counts as knowledge?
2. Are some types of knowledge more useful than others?
3. What features of knowledge have an impact on its reliability?
4. On what grounds might we doubt a claim?
5. What counts as good evidence for a claim?
6. How does the way that we organize or classify knowledge affect what we know?
7. What are the implications of having, or not having, knowledge?
8. To what extent is certainty attainable?
9. Are some types of knowledge less open to interpretation than others?
10. What challenges are raised by the dissemination and/or communication of knowledge?
11. Can new knowledge change established values or beliefs?
12. Is bias inevitable in the production of knowledge?
13. How can we know that current knowledge is an improvement upon past knowledge?
14. Does some knowledge belong only to particular communities of knowers?
15. What constraints are there on the pursuit of knowledge?
16. Should some knowledge not be sought on ethical grounds?
17. Why do we seek knowledge?
18. Are some things unknowable?
19. What counts as a good justification for a claim?
20. What is the relationship between personal experience and knowledge?
21. What is the relationship between knowledge and culture?
22. What role do experts play in influencing our consumption or acquisition of knowledge?
23. How important are material tools in the production or acquisition of knowledge?
24. How might the context in which knowledge is presented influence whether it is accepted or rejected?
25. How can we distinguish between knowledge, belief and opinion?
26. Does our knowledge depend on our interactions with other knowers?
27. Does all knowledge impose ethical obligations on those who know it?
28. To what extent is objectivity possible in the production or acquisition of knowledge?
29. Who owns knowledge?
30. What role does imagination play in producing knowledge about the world?
31. How can we judge when evidence is adequate?
32. What makes a good explanation?
33. How is current knowledge shaped by its historical development?
34. In what ways do our values affect our acquisition of knowledge?
35. In what ways do values affect the production of knowledge?

The chosen IA prompt must be used exactly as given; it must not be altered in any way.
• If the IA prompt has been modified but it is still clear which IA prompt the student is referring to, the
TOK exhibition should be marked as using the original IA prompt. Any lack of relevance in the
student’s response arising from this modification will be reflected in the score awarded.
• If it is clear that the TOK Exhibition is not based on one of the IA prompts listed, the TOK exhibition
should be awarded a score of zero, in accordance with the TOK Exhibition assessment instrument.

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