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TOK Essay Rubric for IB Feedback

Use this TOK essay rubric guide to check whether a draft has a focused knowledge question, balanced perspectives, strong examples, and clear analysis.

Rubric AI is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the International Baccalaureate Organization. It does not supply official IB assessment materials. Use only rubric criteria and student work you are authorized to provide.

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Teacher-reviewed feedback draft, not auto-final grading.

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Current support

Supported

Rubric AI does not provide official IB assessment materials. Paste your authorized rubric, confirm the parsed criteria, and review all feedback before use.

Audience

IB TOK teachers and students checking essay drafts against TOK criteria

Use case

Understand the TOK essay rubric, then use Rubric AI to review claims, examples, perspectives, knowledge questions, and clarity.

Mode

supported

Rubric options

Your Custom Rubric

Use this workflow for TOK essay feedback and revision planning, not for generating a student essay.

How it works

A simple teacher-reviewed workflow

Paste an authorized rubric

Use classroom or school criteria you are allowed to provide; Rubric AI does not supply official IB assessment materials.

Confirm the parsed criteria

Review criterion names, descriptors, weights, and the total before the essay is evaluated.

Review the feedback draft

Verify the cited essay evidence, edit the comments, and keep the final judgment with the teacher or supervisor.

Sample essay

TOK Essay on Models and Certainty

Evaluate whether models produce knowledge or simply organize what we already believe, using two areas of knowledge.

In the natural sciences, models can reveal patterns that are not visible in raw observation, but in the human sciences the same simplification can hide cultural context and create false confidence.

Illustrative output example

Overall score: Developing toward strong

The draft has a relevant knowledge question and a useful contrast between areas of knowledge. It needs clearer evaluation of assumptions and a more balanced treatment of counterclaims.

This synthetic example demonstrates the report format. It is not a validation result or a substitute for teacher judgment.

Strengths

Uses two areas of knowledge instead of staying abstract
Shows awareness that models can both reveal and simplify knowledge
Begins to compare certainty across different methods

Improvements

Make the knowledge question explicit in the introduction
Use more precise examples rather than broad references to science
Develop counterclaims before returning to the final judgment

Rubric breakdown

What the tool reviews

The exact dimensions come from the rubric you provide and confirm before grading.

Knowledge Question Focus

Essential

Checks whether the essay stays anchored to a TOK knowledge question instead of becoming a general topic essay.

Claims and Counterclaims

Balanced

Reviews how well the essay develops competing perspectives and evaluates their implications.

Examples and Analysis

Evidence-led

Looks for specific examples that are analyzed for TOK significance, not just named in passing.

Who this is for

IB TOK teachers and students checking essay drafts against TOK criteria

Understand the TOK essay rubric, then use Rubric AI to review claims, examples, perspectives, knowledge questions, and clarity.

Use this page as the starting point for the TOK essay rubric workflow, then continue into Rubric AI to upload the essay, choose the rubric context, and review the feedback draft.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Practical answers for teachers evaluating whether this tool fits their grading workflow.

Is Rubric AI an official IB product?

No. Rubric AI is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the International Baccalaureate Organization.

Does Rubric AI provide official IB rubrics?

No. Use only rubric criteria and student work you are authorized to provide. You confirm the parsed criteria before feedback is generated.

Is the generated score final?

No. Scores and comments are drafts for teacher or supervisor review. Verify the evidence and current school guidance before making a final judgment.

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