“Knowledge Questions” are a key element of International Baccalaureate Theory of Knowledge classes. And they can be tricky, both for teachers and students, who have to develop ones throughout the course and particularly for their Oral Presentation.

I’ve previously posted about this challenge at The Best Posts On Teaching TOK “Knowledge Questions.”

This past year, I tried to refine and simplify how I taught students to develop them, and here’s my simple explanation:

Knowledge questions combine a Way of Knowing with an Area of Knowledge, are open-ended, and use Theory of Knowledge vocabulary. They should also refer to justification in some way (evidence, beliefs) either implicitly or explicitly.

Then, students reviewed these materials:

Knowledge claims and knowledge questions

Knowledge Questions in International Baccalaureate Subjects

It seemed to work well. How can I make it better?