Flexible Thinking in the Flexible Thinking in the Theory of Knowledge Theory of Knowledge

Lessons for Developing Lessons for Developing Complex ThinkingComplex Thinking

The Checks LabThe Checks Lab

Making Knowledge in HistoryMaking Knowledge in History

HandoutsHandouts

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Checks LabChecks Lab

Activity adapted from: Activity adapted from:

© 1999 ENSI (Evolution & the Nature © 1999 ENSI (Evolution & the Nature of Science Institutes) of Science Institutes) http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/leshttp://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/lessons/chec.lab.htmlsons/chec.lab.html

Issues for DiscussionIssues for Discussion Inclusion of dataInclusion of data

• Can we ignore any of the checks?Can we ignore any of the checks?

Issues for DiscussionIssues for Discussion Selection of factsSelection of facts

• Which facts are relevant to determining Which facts are relevant to determining what happened?what happened?

Issues for DiscussionIssues for Discussion Selection of factsSelection of facts

• Which facts are relevant to determining Which facts are relevant to determining what happened?what happened?

Issues for DiscussionIssues for Discussion Interpretation of factsInterpretation of facts

• How does the historian’s knowledge How does the historian’s knowledge influence interpretation?influence interpretation?

More Structured ReflectionMore Structured ReflectionAssessing The Significance of Facts Directions: Complete the chart for any five of the facts you analyzed during the checks activity, using one row for each fact.

Fact

Significance of this Fact as Determined by Your Group

Explanation—why did your group

decide on this interpretation?

Assessment of the reliability of the interpretation. What strengths and what problems are there with your analysis?

The Best Thing About this Lesson The Best Thing About this Lesson

You know exactly as much as I do.You know exactly as much as I do.

So what really happened?????

So what really happened?????

Synthesizing ConnectionsSynthesizing Connections

Connecting Knowledge in Connecting Knowledge in History to other Areas of History to other Areas of

KnowledgeKnowledge

Compare to Natural SciencesCompare to Natural Sciences

How does the gathering of facts How does the gathering of facts affect what we know in the Natural affect what we know in the Natural Sciences?Sciences?

How does the selection of facts affect How does the selection of facts affect what we know in the Natural what we know in the Natural Sciences?Sciences?

How does the scientist’s knowledge How does the scientist’s knowledge and experience influence what we and experience influence what we know in the Natural Science?know in the Natural Science?

Tracking Comparisons & ContrastsTracking Comparisons & Contrasts

Carolyn P . Henly Meadowbrook High S chool IB Theory of K nowledge 2007-2008

Making Connections: Areas of Knowledge & Ways of Knowing Purpose: We will work on this chart on and off throughout the year. It will help you to do the third thing that we want to do: to make connections among the areas of knowledge and ways of knowing. A good grasp of those connections will be instrumental in determining success on the TOK Essay and Presentation. Directions:

1. Use the SAVE AS function to save this file into your personal folder.

2. Fill in each space on the chart with any ideas you can come up with about how the two elements represented by that block are related. See sample. You can type your answers; the boxes will expand to create the space you need.

3. Be sure to consider the following: a. WHAT knowledge is covered? b. HOW is that knowledge made? c. To what degree is CERTAINTY

possible? d. Who are KEY PEOPLE

related to the area? e. What key elements make

up the NATURE of that area? (Ex: Facts, theories, replication, changing knowledge vs. unchanging knowledge, and so on)

Tracking Comparisons & ContrastsTracking Comparisons & Contrasts

Visual MetaphorVisual Metaphor

Directions: Develop a visual Directions: Develop a visual metaphor that demonstrates the metaphor that demonstrates the relationship between (X number of) relationship between (X number of) Areas of Knowledge or (X number of) Areas of Knowledge or (X number of) Ways of Knowing.Ways of Knowing.

Exemplars from the Class of 2009Exemplars from the Class of 2009

ResourcesResources

Wineburg, Sam. “Why Study History?: Wineburg, Sam. “Why Study History?: Historical Thinking and Other Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts.” Unnatural Acts.” Historical Thinking Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Actsand Other Unnatural Acts, Chapter 1. , Chapter 1. Temple University Press: Temple University Press: Philadelphia, 2001. 1-22.Philadelphia, 2001. 1-22.

http://www.temple.edu/tempress/titlehttp://www.temple.edu/tempress/titles/1518_reg.htmls/1518_reg.html

ResourcesResources

Carr, Edward Hallett. “The Historian and His Facts.” Carr, Edward Hallett. “The Historian and His Facts.” What is HistoryWhat is History, Chapter 1. Random House: New , Chapter 1. Random House: New York, 1961. 3-35.York, 1961. 3-35.

http://www.amazon.com/What-History-Edward-Halhttp://www.amazon.com/What-History-Edward-Hallet-Carr/dp/039470391Xlet-Carr/dp/039470391X (This link will take you to the amazon.com page (This link will take you to the amazon.com page for the book.)for the book.)

http://sumir-history.blogspot.com/2008/01/what-ishttp://sumir-history.blogspot.com/2008/01/what-is-history-by-e-h-carr.html-history-by-e-h-carr.html (This link will take you to a compressed file of (This link will take you to a compressed file of the whole book.)the whole book.)

ResourcesResources

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