How to read the exhibition requirements
The TOK exhibition is an individual internal assessment marked by the teacher and externally moderated by the IB. It contributes one third of TOK assessment and uses one holistic 10-mark assessment instrument. The formal submission explores how TOK manifests in the world through three specific objects linked to one official IA prompt.
Select one of the 35 prompts and use it exactly as published. Students cannot create their own prompt, and all three objects must connect to the same one.
Physical or digital objects are permitted, but every object must be pre-existing and situated in a specific real-world time and place rather than represented by a generic stock image.
The maximum covers the written commentaries for all three objects combined. It is not a separate allowance for each object.
The required submission file contains:
- A title that clearly identifies the selected official IA prompt.
- Images of the three specific objects.
- A typed commentary on each object that identifies its context, explains its prompt link and justifies its inclusion.