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How to formulate a good Knowledge Question? by Barbara Ostrowska on Prezi. How do I formulate a knowledge question for a TOK presentation? TOK presentation. Your TOK presentation should apply what you have learnt in TOK to the real world, and provide the means to explore, understand, and arrive at a position on a significant real life situation. Basic instructions You can give your TOK presentation on your own or in a group of up to five people, but experience shows that they are most effective when three people work together. In terms of time, your presentation should not last less than 10 minutes, or exceed 30, but the optimum time if you working as a three is around 15 to 20 minutes.

There will then be a chance for your audience (ie the rest of the class) to ask you questions. Assessment It’s marked internally by your teacher, based on four different criteria. Ask a question about the TOK presentation. Understanding KI. How to Structure a Theory of Knowledge Presentation - The Method. The following Theory of Knowledge presentation structure has been designed very carefully. (It’s taken about 2 years of conversations!) It’s easy for you to follow and ticks all the boxes. It tells you how many slides to have (eight), what text should go on each slide and what you should talk about while each slide is up.

A clear structure like this is essential because it helps the audience follow what you’re saying. It also keeps you from wasting time, both during your presentation and in your preparation phase. (This is also done for the TOK Essay, here). There are a few things I need to go over before we get into the slides. The Development Section When you get into the Development section (where the knowledge question is explored and analysed with reference to the AOKs and WOKs), you’ll see that we use a Claim, Counterclaim, Mini-Conclusion structure.

Here’s an example, for one of your developments: Using Evidence Use evidence for each of your claims and your counterclaims. Footer.