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TOK assessment lessons

Our TOK assessment lessons will help you to introduce the two assessment tasks to your students, carry out practice essays and exhibitions, and reflect on improvements that they need to make to produce an accomplished final version.

As much as possible, we embed the assessment lessons within the TOK course, so you’ll find them within the BQ units. But we can access them here to allow you to use them if you are teaching TOK via the classic lessons, disruptive ideas, or a course of your own design.

The TOK essay

Non-faculty members of the site can see our 6 essay lessons below. The first of these is accessible; the rest can be accessed via a faculty membership to the site. Note that the key to success in both the essay and the exhibition lies with developing the skills needed to create these tasks via your ordinary lessons.

We also run regular webinars to help you create create a great essay. This one offers a step-by-step guide for students writing the essay, and our annual unpacking webinar provides a blueprint for teachers who are overseeing the essay-writing process.

The TOK exhibition

Non-faculty members of the site can see our 6 exhibition lessons below. The first of these is accessible; the rest can be accessed via a faculty membership to the site. Note that the key to success in both the essay and the exhibition lies with developing the skills needed to create these tasks via your ordinary lessons.

We also run regular webinars to help you create create a great exhibition. This one offers a step-by-step guide for students creating their exhibition, and this free one discusses the relationship between the exhibition and the TOK themes.

Watch our videos on the TOK assessment tasks

  • Watch our videos on the TOK assessment tasks to gain a full understanding of how to write a great essay, and create a successful exhibition.
  • Our 3-minute explainers give a quick overview of what the tasks are looking for, and how to begin them.
  • Our longer webinar videos go into more detail, and are designed for teachers supporting their students.

TOK Explainer videos

What is the TOK essay?

Our three-minute explainer video runs through the basics of the TOK essay, giving a quick overview of the skills it assesses, how to plan and structure it, and tips for developing and supporting your arguments. Watch it here, and download the banner for it here.

What is the TOK exhibition?

Our three-minute explainer video runs through the basics of creating the TOK exhibition, giving a quick overview of the skills it assesses, how to understand the IA prompts, and tips for writing your 750-word commentary. Watch it here, and download the banner for it here.

What are the TOK exhibition objects?

Our three-minute explainer video looks at what is meant by the three ‘exhibition object’, how to choose ones that you will be able to explore most easily, and ways to effectively link them to the IA prompt you have chosen. Watch it here, and download the banner for it here.

Webinars on the assessment tasks webinars

These events took place over the last couple of years, but it’s not too late to watch them: you can purchase a recording of each one, along with the webinar presentation, and our responses to FAQs asked by attendees.

Access more webinar videos on the assessment tasks

You can access more live and recorded webinars, including ones on the latest essay PTs, and mistakes to avoid when writing the TOK essay, via our webinar page. Members receive 20% discount on tickets to all the premium events – contact us if you’re not sure how to claim this.

Help your learners to exit their echo chambers!

Our online and in-person workshops offer the usual support for students writing the essay and exhibition, and TOK departments designing great courses.

But our training sessions go much further than this: by focusing on authentic critical thinking, they demonstrate how to help learners confront, rather than confirm, their biases and assumptions, and exit their echo chambers. This makes them accessible and relevant for all teachers, whatever their subject or programme. Read more here.