Facts about Mrs. Dalton
Mrs. Dalton's oldest son's name
What is Hunter?
This concept explains how our background, experiences, and identity influence the way we acquire and interpret knowledge.
What is personal perspective?
This method of preserving and transmitting knowledge is central to many Indigenous societies and often includes storytelling, songs, and ceremonies.
What is oral tradition?
This term describes the growing gap between those who have easy access to digital technologies and those who do not.
What is the digital divide?
This must be sharply focused, clearly stated as a question, and guide the direction of the entire Extended Essay.
What is the research question?
This book has been Mrs. Dalton's favorite for most of her life (and the movie is just as good as the book)
What is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee?
This term refers to the tendency to favor information that confirms our existing beliefs while ignoring evidence that contradicts them.
What is confirmation bias?
In many Indigenous communities, this group is regarded as the primary source and guardian of knowledge.
Who are elders?
This recent phenomenon, amplified by algorithms and social media, challenges our ability to determine what information is true.
What is misinformation (or fake news)?
Failing to properly cite sources can lead to this serious IB academic misconduct violation.
What is plaigarism?
Mrs. Dalton minored in this field in college
What is psychology?
This term refers to the shared beliefs and practices that shape how a group understands and transmits knowledge.
What is culture?
This cultural practice often functions as both a form of spiritual expression and a vehicle for transmitting knowledge.
What is a ceremony (or ritual)?
Online collaboration tools like wikis and forums have led to this form of crowd-based knowledge creation.
What is collective intelligence (or crowdsourced knowledge)?
Students must complete this structured component three times during the EE process to document planning, progress, and learning.
What is Reflections on Planning and Progress Form (RPPF)?
Mrs. Dalton has this really cool feature in her back yard.
What is a 150ft waterfall?
When we rely on experts to justify our beliefs, we are using this type of knowledge source, which raises questions about trust and reliability.
What is authority?
This historical process led to the suppression, devaluation, or erasure of Indigenous knowledge systems in favor of Western paradigms.
What is colonization?
This concern deals with the power of large tech companies to determine what information is promoted, censored, or monetized.
What is gatekeeping (or corporate control of knowledge)?
This section of the Extended Essay explains how the research was conducted and why certain methods were chosen.
What is the methodology?
Mrs. Dalton competed in this sport at the national level in Las Vegas.
What is Nine Ball Pool?
This term describes the act of thinking about one’s own thinking and is key to understanding how we construct and evaluate knowledge.
What is metacognition?
This ethical issue arises when outsiders extract and use Indigenous knowledge without consent or proper recognition.
What is cultural appropriation?
This type of digital tool can generate text, music, or images, raising questions about originality and authorship.
What is generative AI?
This part of the Extended Essay summarizes the research question, scope, and approach in about 300 words.
What is the abstract?