Earlier this month, Grade 11 students completed a new assessment for their Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course. They were asked to choose one prompt from a given list and display an object of personal relevance or interest that connects to their prompt, along with an explanation of how this object shows TOK manifesting in the world around us. Some of the prompts included:

  • Are some things unknowable?
  • Can new knowledge change established values or beliefs?
  • What is the relationship between personal experience and knowledge?
  • How can we know that current knowledge is an improvement upon past knowledge?
  • What is the relationship between knowledge and culture?
  • How can we distinguish between knowledge, belief, and opinion?
  • What role do experts play in influencing our consumption of knowledge?
  • Why do we seek knowledge?
  • How might the context in which knowledge is presented influence whether it is accepted or rejected?
  • Who owns knowledge?
  • Are some types of knowledge less open to interpretation than others?
  • What constraints are there on the pursuit of knowledge?

Since visitors were not able to come to campus to see the exhibition, here are a few selections that were displayed around the AAA building: