Knowledge & Inquiry (KI)
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havok_ex:
KI is sort of like baby undergraduate philosophy. It deals with a lot of epistemology and also some formal logic(validity, soundness etc.). It might sound chim, but in fact its not too difficult. Most of these topics are covered in the first year of any undergrad philosophy class and in much more depth and detail in a more restricted time-frame. I think most students simply find KI strange as the questions posed are not questions that are asked on a daily basis, if they are ever asked at all. Unlike GP which tackles common societal issues, KI goes one level deeper.
Thanks for sharing. Was :scratchhead: what KI syllabus entails..... -
havok_ex:
KI is sort of like baby undergraduate philosophy. It deals with a lot of epistemology and also some formal logic(validity, soundness etc.). It might sound chim, but in fact its not too difficult. Most of these topics are covered in the first year of any undergrad philosophy class and in much more depth and detail in a more restricted time-frame. I think most students simply find KI strange as the questions posed are not questions that are asked on a daily basis, if they are ever asked at all. Unlike GP which tackles common societal issues, KI goes one level deeper.
Thanks! My daughter was asking me if I knew about KI, and I'll let her know this. Personally, I would prefer her to give this a miss and do another content subject instead. I think she will deal with this stuff better when she's older. -
Hello. Does anybody know generally how well does the KI cohort do?
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In the top schools, those taking KI do extremely well. For RI 2014 class, 80% scored A in KI; For HCI 2015 class, 70% scored distinction. Can't get more stats though.
By the way, my KI classmate asked me to put up an intro he wrote on KI. Hope it helps: https://inquirerdesilentio.blogspot.sg/ -
FractKom:
In the top schools, those taking KI do extremely well. For RI 2014 class, 80% scored A in KI; For HCI 2015 class, 70% scored distinction. Can't get more stats though.
But do note that the students are those who have been screened and passed selection tests. You would expect them to do fairly well. -
Yes, indeed. But I, and my friend as stated in the blog, wonder if KI A levels is similarly curved and there are definitely those who don’t do well.
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slmkhoo,
Did your DC choose KI in the end? I am asking as my DD just got selected after the test and she is not sure if it is too difficult to score. -
isetan:
No. She decided that it would limit her choices too much (she didn't want to be restricted to 3 content subjects), and she wasn't too keen on what KI covers. Sorry, can't help!slmkhoo,
Did your DC choose KI in the end? I am asking as my DD just got selected after the test and she is not sure if it is too difficult to score. -
Thks slmkhoo.
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Is there any guide books, assessment books for KI? Don’t seems to find any in popular book stores.
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