Tok presentation Some advicefrom Dr Richard van de

Tok presentation Some advice…from Dr Richard van de Lagemaat

Presentation 2014 Individual or group presentation approx 10 minutes per student up to a max of 3 students & 30 minutes. Presentation delivered in language accessible to all class members (SG, p. 55). Three advisory meeting permittted (SG, p. 56). Teacher may assist students in choice of topics ‐ or even supply it. Each topic (KQ or RLS) should be treated only once in a particular teaching group (SG, p. 57). Each topic should advance the aims of the TOK course for the class as a whole. Recommended that presentation takes place towards end of course (SG, p. 55)

Presentation 2014 Presentations should be scheduled to allow time for class discussion afterwards (SG, p. 57). “Under no circumstances. . . should the presentation be simply an essay read aloud to the class. ” Some interaction & audience participation are allowed during presentation, not just in follow‐up discussion. Each student in group presentations must be awarded the same grade (SG p. 57). Grades are subject to external moderation. If a student make more than one presentation, choose the best one in which they participated. PPD must be given to teacher before presentation (& not handed out to audience. ) You are not required to record presentations unless asked by IB.

Presentation 2014 FOR + AGAINST • Can pool ideas Free rider problem & perspectives May run out of ideas • More time ‐ More fragmented more depth presentation • More dramatic Practical problems ‐ meeting etc presentation More distracting • Peer pressure incentive • Less lonely Make sure group can… − Can work well together Different subject backgrounds Different cultural backgrounds Complementary skills

Presentation 2014 RLS: New Japanese history textbooks anger China Descriptive Why has Japan published new textbooks? Implicit Should the teaching of history in Japanese schools be more balanced and objective? Specific What criteria might one use to determine whether or not history textboooks are biased? Generic How is it possible to establish the truth about the past?

Presentation 2014 RLS: You have dozens of digital photos of yourself at a party. You post the four best ones on facebook and delete the rest. Descriptive Why are people so obsessed with taking photos of themselves? Implicit How do you decide which photos of yourself to keep and which to delete? Specific Do the photos you post on facebook create a misleading impression of “the real you”? Generic To what extent is it true that “the camera never lies. ”

Presentation 2014 Assessment Criteria Focussed on a well‐formulated knowledge question Clearly connected to a specified real‐life situation Convincing arguments Investigations of different perspectives Broader significance. GLOBAL IMPRESSION MARKING aka holistic marking