An introduction to the structure of ToK in the IB Diploma, designed for the very first couple of ToK lessons - this is dry stuff !

1. Structure of ToK
Daniel Trump,
KIS Bangkok,
Aug 2015

4. Way of Knowing (WoK): How we find out about the world, or how we
‘discover’ knowledge.
Areas of Knowledge (AoK): Frameworks of Knowledge, like ‘big subject’
Areas.
ToK Fundamentals.
e.g. Language, Sense Perception, Imagination etc.
e.g.: Natural Sciences, Religious Knowledge Systems, History etc

5. Identify the WoK (s) & the AoK(s)
Real Life Example. WoK(s)
AoK(s)
Is climate change happening ?
Are brains more important than beauty ?
Is immigration a problem for a society ?
Is inequality a form of natural justice ?
Do we need to experience sadness
to appreciate happiness ?
Should tax money be spent on

6. Shared and Personal Knowledge.

7. Shared Knowledge:
Knowledge which is shared by
a community, it is
highly structured and the
product of more than one
individual.
e.g. Knowledge of how to
build a plane:
aerodynamics
Personal Knowledge: Knowledge
which is gained through
experience of the
Individual, it is individualised and
can be biographical.
e.g. the skills and memories
gained from a skiing trip.