How to structure your IBDP TOK Presentation
TOK presentation is one of the main elements of the IB syllabus and students studying the IB Diploma program are required to present their Theory of knowledge presentation.
Generally, TOK essays and TOK presentations are almost the same as both assess students' critical thinking skills. The purpose of the IB TOK presentation is to judge students' knowledge and understanding based on real-life situations.
In the TOK presentation, students are required to choose questions or topics for the presentation based on real-life experiences and situations.
Long story short what students have to do is!
Find a real-life situation, connect the area of knowledge with the situation chosen, come up with a question to relate dots for the audience, and demonstrate them by using critical thinking. Students can choose to do IB TOK presentations either in groups of 2 or 3 or individually.
The criteria of the presentation are to select a language that is comprehensible to everyone in the group. The duration of the presentation is 10 mins and if there's a group presentation then it will be 30 mins each 10.
To clear your mind about TOK presentations Blen will be sharing everything about how to start and what are the key points for a good TOK presentation.
5 Secret to Ace your TOK presentation:
- Document planning.
- Topic of the TOK presentation.
- Knowledge question (KQ) and Real-life situation (RLS).
- Concluding the TOK presentation.
- Level of confidence.
Now, let’s dig deeper into the basic structure and suggested timings of the TOK presentation.
Slide 1 : Introduction
You should always add the title of your presentation along with the group members' names if working in the group.
What to say:
Try to write a good introduction by introducing a real-life situation that you experienced and why you picked it.
Suggested Timings:
1 minute
Slide 2: Decontextualization/RLS
You can start with some thoughts or questions you had about the real-life situation in a TOK way.
What to say:
Explain your selected RLS and elaborate by using the theory of knowledge and how it is connected with the RLS. Explain the facts of RLS and how you come up with KQ from your RLS using your area of knowledge and thought process.
Suggested Timings:
1 minute
Slide 3: Knowledge Question
Briefly elaborate on your area and ways of knowing that you will implement to present your knowledge question and how it connects with your knowledge question (KQ).
What to say:
Try to explain two KQs that you are investigating throughout your presentation by using AOKs/WOKs to present your Knowledge question in a better way. Use assumptions and key terms to make the audience understand your knowledge question.
Suggested Timings:
1 minute
Slide 4 – 6 : Development Structure/Perspective
Very briefly state your claims one by one. You should have 3 claims for WOK/AOK. Explain your claims and defend your claims with associated scientific theory or evidence.
What to say:
State counterclaim and some conclusions for your AOK and WOK that links to your knowledge question. A good way of doing it is, to present your claim by supplying evidence, and explaining how it answers your KQ. Repeat it for counterclaim as well by answering your KQ in a different way than the previous one. Introduce the conclusion to link your claim and counterclaim.
Suggested Timings:
3.5 minutes for each claim.
Slide 7: Conclusion
Conclude your points.
What to say:
Introduce a potential flaw to sum up your conclusions. Try to address the weakness and flaws to support your conclusion. Also, link your conclusions to your RLS.
Suggested Timings:
3 minutes
Slide 8: Connect back to Real-Life Situation
You can write some interesting ways that how your conclusion applies to the real-life situation
What to say:
Start with clarifying that your conclusion applies to the real-life situation with the help of some evidence.
Suggested Timings:
3.5 minutes.
That's it and you are ready to ace your IB TOK presentation!
Good Luck from Blen!
