Three examples of Knowledge Issues that could be addressed in this title:

To what extent do our senses give us the truth? To what extent do reason, emotion and language (and other factors) affect our sense perception? What is the scope, and what are the limits of sensory information in different areas of knowledge?

Three examples of Knowledge Issues that could be addressed in this title:

To what extent can reason operate in isolation from other ways of knowing? What is the relationship between reasoning and truth? In what ways and to what extent can reasoning operate in different areas of knowledge?

Aspects of knowledge
Acquisition Production Shaping Classification Status Acceptance Rejection

Terms of ToK vocabulary:

Areas of Knowledge Ways of Knowing Linking Questions

Belief Certainty Culture Evidence Experience Explanation Interpretation Intuition Justification Truth Values

In General
Open-ended questions Have more than one possible answer Have more than one perspective Explicitly about knowledge itself

Levels of Knowledge Issues

Poor
For a presentation, may be adequate to satisfy the criterion of KI

Intermediate Good
Necessary for higher achievement on written assessment (and helps with presentation as well)

Level

Descriptor
An open-ended question Explicitly about knowledge Couched in terms of ToK vocabulary and concepts Precise in terms of relationships between concepts

Example What is it about a scientific explanation that makes it convincing or unconvincing?

Good

Interme diate

May be: An open-ended question Explicitly about knowledge May be: A closed question Implicitly about knowledge

How can we decide if acupuncture works or not? Does acupuncture work?

Poor

Not a Knowledge Issue

May be:
A statement or a description of a situation A closed question

Traditional medicine

A subject-specific topic or question rather than about knowledge itself

Real-life This could be the real-life situation for the presentation or an example in the situation essay

My uncle went to an acupuncturist

Physics and God

Article on science and religion How can reason be used to justify religious beliefs?
How do religious people come to their beliefs? Are religious beliefs reasonable?

How can reason be used to justify religious beliefs? Are religious beliefs reasonable?
How do religious people come to their beliefs? Physics and God Article on science and religion

Optical illusions

What, if anything, do optical illusions tell us about sense perception and truth? What can we learn from optical illusions? An optical illusion

Why do optical illusions happen?

What, if anything, do optical illusions tell us about sense perception and truth? What can we learn from optical illusions? Why do optical illusions happen? Optical illusions An optical illusion

Capital punishment: why should or shouldnt we adopt it?

The execution of Saddam Hussein

A book: The Execution

of Saddam Hussein

How can we know if capital punishment is right or wrong?

What role should intuition play in justifying capital punishment?

What role should intuition play in justifying capital punishment?

How can we know if capital punishment is right or wrong?

Capital punishment: why should or shouldnt we adopt it?

The execution of Saddam Hussein

A book: The Execution

of Saddam Hussein

Will predictions on teenage smoking turn out to be correct?

To what extent can human sciences use mathematical techniques to make accurate predictions?

Stopping teenagers smoking How can we use models to predict social behaviour?

A new government policy

To what extent can human sciences use mathematical techniques to make accurate predictions?

How can we use models to predict social behaviour? Will predictions on teenage smoking turn out to be correct? Stopping teenagers smoking
A new government policy

Level

Example

Intermedi ate

Good

Should we believe paranormal claims? Does the paranormal exist? Is swine flu likely to kill millions?

Not a Knowledge Issue

Poor

What is the sixth sense?

What do we mean by an epidemic?

Wearing jeans in school

Real-life situation

A film on haunting

A news report on a new swine flu

An interview with Miss Anne

Level

Descriptor
An open-ended question Explicitly about knowledge Couched in terms of ToK vocabulary and concepts Precise in terms of relationships between concepts

Example What is it about a scientific explanation that makes it convincing or unconvincing?

Good

Interme diate

May be: An open-ended question Explicitly about knowledge May be: A closed question Implicitly about knowledge

How can we decide if acupuncture works or not? Does acupuncture work?

Poor

Not a Knowledge Issue

May be:
A statement or a description of a situation A closed question

Traditional medicine

A subject-specific topic or question rather than about knowledge itself

Real-life This could be the real-life situation for the presentation or an example in the situation essay

My uncle went to an acupuncturist

Level

Example To We what oftenextent extend have to can To what does assume reason some the facts are reason justify influence our true presence to continue of belief on paranormal thinking. paranormal stuff? does this cliams. How hinder or enable the process of knowing? Should we believe paranormal claims? Does the paranormal exist?

To what extent is does To Towhat whatextent extentdo does the To what extent individuality important emotions media affect affect our our Miss Anne's reason/ a way of influence our trust perception on medicin? of certain asauthority selfworld issues, and can developing behavior in school perception high-jeans we trust it? torwards in wearing schoolers? Miss Anne right about Are news saying the Is why the do we trust Why should we wear thinking that we truth about the Swine medicine? jeans in school? shouldn't wear Flu? uniforms? How Is it mandetory useful are to wear Is swine flu likely to uniforms? jeans in school? kill millions?

Not a Knowledge Issue

Poor

Intermedi ate

Good

What is the sixth sense?

What do we mean by an epidemic?

Wearing jeans in school

Real-life situation

A film on haunting

A news report on a new swine flu

An interview with Miss Anne

Level

Example Is what we learn at any To what extend does point in time certain, if the social medias we are likely to change change our our minds and interpret interpretation of reality, things differently as we and does it change our gain more experience? behavior? Why should we trust What is the relationship Are the social networks of maturing senses and scientific trust of chocolate helping bad to blame for or perceptions of truth and behavior? mood? knowledge? Will chocolate help your Can social medias Does our capacity to bad mood? change our behavior? learn change as we

Can you prove through emotion and sense perception the changes that chocolate has or doesnt have in you?

Poor

Intermedi ate

Good

grow older?

Not a Knowledge Issue

Does chocolate taste good?

What are social medias? You notice details you didnt before.

Real-life situation

Eating chocolate

Social medias and mass Revising a childhood behavior book.

 To what extent do our senses give us the truth? To what extent do reason, emotion and language (and other factors) affect our sense perception? What is the scope, and what are the limits of sensory information in different areas of knowledge?

To what extent can reason operate in isolation from other ways of knowing? What is the relationship between reasoning and truth? In what ways and to what extent can reasoning operate in different areas of knowledge?

Counterclaims
Assumptions

Explored
Argument or Example Explored

Justified

Main Points

Perspectives

Knowledge Issue

Relevant Examples Explored To KI Links WoKs & AoKs Implications

Knowledge Issue Main Points Examples

Statements being made Relevant and Effective

These are your paragraphs

Different Perspectives

Links

Another view on your topic or concept raised Between KI, WoKs, and AoKs An argument against a statement you are trying to justify What does your argument imply? What are you assuming?

Counterclaims

Implications

Underlying Assumptions

Knowledge Issue

Knowledge Issue

Assumptions
Main Points

To what extent do our senses give us the truth? That truth is a belief that is justified.

Main Points

To what extent can reason operate in isolation from other ways of knowing?

Senses bring us knowledge about the world. Limited senses limit our knowledge Senses can give us faulty knowledge I can share my experience with others

Emotion can not be understood without reason. Sense perception can record data about the world around us, but reason evaluates, compares, and concludes. Language provides the medium to communicate but reason gives that communication meaning.

Knowledge Issue

Knowledge Issue

Assumptions
Main Points

To what extent do our senses give us the truth? That truth is a belief that is justified.

Main Points

To what extent can reason operate in isolation from other ways of knowing?

Senses bring us knowledge about the world. Limited senses limit our knowledge Senses can give us faulty knowledge I can share my experience with others

Emotion can not be understood without reason. Sense perception can record data about the world around us, but reason evaluates, compares, and concludes. Language provides the medium to communicate but reason gives that communication meaning.

Counterclaims
Assumptions

Explored
Argument or Example Explored

Justified

Main Points

Perspectives

Knowledge Issue

Relevant Examples Explored To KI Links WoKs & AoKs Implications