Theory of Knowledge

IB Theory of Knowledge

Our core Theory of Knowledge textbook, written by experts for the 2020 Theory of Knowledge Subject Guide, and our supporting Essentials guide provide your learners with comprehensive coverage of the knowledge framework and engages them in critical thinking and evaluation that’s relevant to their other courses and life outside the classroom.

Extremely experienced authoring team of examiners, curriculum reviewers and workshop leaders – Sue Bastian, Julian Kitching and Ric Sims.

Provides full coverage of the 2020 Subject Guide including the Core, Optional themes, and Areas of Knowledge.

Structured to match the new knowledge framework.

Includes examples of knowledge questions to help students recognise and decipher them.
Teaches learners how to prepare and evaluate their work, including support for the essay and the new exhibition assessment.
Essentials: Theory of Knowledge provides condensed support that is perfect for EAL (English as an Additional Language) learners and ideal for revision.

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TOK Exhibition Game

Only game available that supports TOK assessment in English, French and Spanish.

The Exhibition Game: TOK in the World, developed by TOK experts, Sue Bastian and Robin Press, in cooperation with the IB to help your students prepare for their Internal Assessment (IA) task.

The Game is a simulation of the Exhibition with a scoresheet adapted from the Exhibition Assessment Instrument. The focus is on how TOK manifests in the real world.

Help students prepare for their TOK Exhibition with this engaging and interactive game. The Game box contains: 52 Object cards including 2 Sample Context cards and 1 blank, 35 Prompt cards, Scoresheet card, Teacher Guide.

Game overview

The aim of the Exhibition Game is simple: students work in small teams and create an Exhibition by picking three Objects from a gallery of Object cards that relate to an IB Prompt, aka a Knowledge Question.

The Objects should ‘exhibit’ how TOK manifests in the World by highlighting the knowledge issues in each of the three Objects.

The challenge and complexity come from the requirement to effectively link each Object with the Prompt and to justify its inclusion in the Exhibition.

Each team presents their Exhibition to the other teams, who score them with reference to the Scoresheet.

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