IB Philosophy SL · 2025

3.3 Application of knowledge

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SL archive · from 2026

3.3 Application of knowledge

Latest exam session: May 2026

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Micro-topics in 3.3 Application of knowledge

In syllabus order. The ring is the share of papers each appears in. 2 of them have no matching questions in this archive.

  • 7

    3.3.1

    Knowledge and power

    1 question · in 7% of papers

    Occasional

    last May 26 P1 TZ1

  • 7

    3.3.2

    Access to knowledge

    1 question · in 7% of papers

    Occasional

    last May 26 P1 TZ2

  • 0

    3.3.3

    Whose ways of knowing count?

    No question tagged to this topic in the 14 Philosophy SL papers analysed

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  • 0

    3.3.4

    Knowledge and technology

    No question tagged to this topic in the 14 Philosophy SL papers analysed

    No matches in this archiveRevise it

Exam pattern

How often each micro-topic has been examined, year by year. Each label is explained under the grid.

Does it repeat?

Questions per year for each micro-topic, including those with no matches in this archive.

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Micro-topic20252026
3.3.1Knowledge and powerOccasional
·Knowledge and power, 2025: 0 questions1Knowledge and power, 2026: 1 question
3.3.2Access to knowledgeOccasional
·Access to knowledge, 2025: 0 questions1Access to knowledge, 2026: 1 question
3.3.3Whose ways of knowing count?No matches in this archive
·Whose ways of knowing count?, 2025: 0 questions·Whose ways of knowing count?, 2026: 0 questions
3.3.4Knowledge and technologyNo matches in this archive
·Knowledge and technology, 2025: 0 questions·Knowledge and technology, 2026: 0 questions
  • Occasionalin about one paper in ten
  • No matches in this archiveon the syllabus, but has no question tagged to it in this archive. This does not mean it has never been examined

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4 exam sessions from 2026, the latest May 2026. Every Paper 1 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 2 papers in this archive.

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Knowledge and power (3.3.1): in 7% of papers, last seen May 26 P1 TZ1. Usually "Evaluate", worth about 25 marks in a paper that includes it.

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