Theory Of Knowledge (Ib Course)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Theory of knowledge (TOK) is a mandatory core component and "flagship element" of the IB Diploma Programme and is the only course besides the students' native language that all students take. TOK is an epistemology course for students with the objective to promote critical thinking about the six subject groups and the knowledge that students obtain outside of their classrooms. According to the syllabus, one objective of TOK is to help students "make sense of what they encounter", by learning to critically examine the reliability of sources of knowledge, to distinguish between good and poor reasoning, to spot intentional or accidental bias, and to identify inconsistencies.