• Extended Essay (EE)

• Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS)

• Theory of Knowledge (ToK)

• Internal Assessments

  • Subject Research Papers

  • Oral Presentations

The ToK is a course unique to Lubbock High School and only available to I.B. Diploma students. This intro to philosophy course is a cornerstone of I.B., its implications reaching every discipline students are studying and its applications carrying over to both college and career.

"TOK is a course about critical thinking and inquiring into the process of knowing, rather than about learning a specific body of knowledge. It does this by encouraging students to analyze knowledge claims and explore knowledge questions. " - I.B. Organization

In other words: "How do you come to know what you claim to know?" - Mr. Timmons

IB assessment procedures measure the extent to which students have mastered advanced academic skills in fulfilling these goals, for example:

• analysing and presenting information

• evaluating and constructing arguments

• solving problems creatively.

• retaining knowledge

• understanding key concepts

• applying standard methods.

The IA is one way IB measures a student's ability in each content area.

The IA can be a paper, project, oral exam, workbook, or series of experiments, depending on the individual IB class.

• Oral work in languages

• fieldwork in geography

• laboratory work in the sciences

• investigations in math

• artistic performances and portfolios