TOK is a core element of the Diploma Programme (DP) and provides students with an opportunity to explore and reflect on the nature of knowledge and the process of knowing. The course centres on the exploration of knowledge questions such as “What counts as good evidence for a claim?”, “Are some types of knowledge less open to interpretation than others?”, or “What constraints should there be on the pursuit of knowledge?”.
The new TOK course includes a core theme called “knowledge and the knower”. This theme encourages students to reflect on themselves as knowers and thinkers, and to consider the different communities of knowers to which they belong.
The course also gives students the opportunity to focus on themes such as “knowledge and technology”, “knowledge and politics”, and “knowledge and indigenous societies”. These themes explore issues that play a key role in shaping people’s perspectives and identities, as well as shaping the world around us.
