The TOK exhibition is an opportunity for students to explore links between knowledge questions and the world around us. The assessment of this task is underpinned by the following single driving question.
Does the exhibition successfully show how TOK manifests in the world around us?
The assessment instrument provided describes five levels of performance in response to this driving question. These levels are to be seen as holistic descriptors rather than as a checklist of characteristics.
Please note: If a student only provides images and accompanying commentaries for two objects, teachers should award a maximum of 6 marks. If a student only provides an image and accompanying commentary for one object, teachers should award a maximum of 3 marks.
Excellent (9-10)
The exhibition clearly identifies three objects and their specific real-world contexts. Links between each of the three objects and the selected exhibition prompt are clearly made and well-explained.
There is a strong justification of the particular contribution that each individual object makes to the exhibition. All, or nearly all, of the points are well-supported by appropriate evidence and explicit references to the selected exhibition prompt.
Good (7-8)
The exhibition identifies three objects and their real-world contexts. Links between each of the three objects and the selected exhibition prompt are explained, although this explanation may lack precision and clarity in parts.
There is a justification of the contribution that each individual object makes to the exhibition. Many of the points are supported by appropriate evidence and references to the selected exhibition prompt.
Satisfactory (5-6)
The exhibition identifies three objects, although the real-world contexts of these objects may be vaguely or imprecisely stated. There is some explanation of the links between the three objects and the selected exhibition prompt.
There is some justification for the inclusion of each object in the exhibition. Some of the points are supported by evidence and references to the selected exhibition prompt.
Basic (3-4)
The exhibition identifies three objects, although the real-world contexts of the objects may be implied rather than explicitly stated. Basic links between the objects and the selected exhibition prompt are made, but the explanation of these links is unconvincing and/or unfocused.
There is a superficial justification for the inclusion of each object in the exhibition. Reasons for the inclusion of the objects are offered, but these are not supported by appropriate evidence and/or lack relevance to the selected exhibition prompt. There may be significant repetition across the justifications of the different objects.
Rudimentary (1-2)
The exhibition presents three objects, but the real-world contexts of these objects are not stated, or the images presented may be highly generic images of types of object rather than of specific real-world objects. Links between the objects and the selected exhibition prompt are made, but these are minimal, tenuous, or it is not clear what the student is trying to convey.
There is very little justification offered for the inclusion of each object in the exhibition. The commentary on the objects is highly descriptive or consists only of unsupported assertions.
Note: A mark of 0 (zero) will be awarded if the exhibition does not reach the standard described by the other levels or does not use one of the exhibition prompts provided