Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Lesson 13: Visual Symbols


Visual Symbols

  • are representations of direct reality, which comes in the form of signs and symbols.


Drawings

  • a drawing may not be real thing but better to have a concrete visual aid than nothing. To avoid confusion, it is good that our drawing correctly represents the real thing.

Cartoons


  • another useful visual symbol that can bring novelty to our teaching is the cartoon. A first-rate cartoon tells its story metaphorically.

Poster

  • is any piece of printed paper designed to be attached to a wall or vertical surface.  Posters are used for reproductions of artwork, particularly famous works, and are generally low-cost compared to original artwork

Strip Drawings


  • a sequence of drawings in a newspaper, magazine, etc., relating a humorous story or an adventure.


Diagrams


  • “It is any line drawing that shows arrangement and relations as of parts to the whole, relative values, origins and development, chronological fluctuations, distributions, etc.” (Dale 1969)


Types of Diagrams


  • Affinity Diagram – used to cluster complex apparently unrelated data into natural and meaningful groups.
  • Tree Diagram – used in increasing details or various tasks that must be accomplished to complete a project.
  • Fishbone Diagram – cause-and-effect diagram.            


Charts


  • It is a diagrammatic representation of relationships among individuals within an organizations.

Types of Charts


  • Time Chart - tabular time chart that presents data in ordinal sequence.
  • Tree or Stream Chart – depicts development, growth and change by beginning with a simple course with spread outs into many branches.
  • Flow Chart – visual way of showing a process from beginning to end.
  • Organizational Chart – shows how one part of the organization relates to other parts of the organization.
  • Comparison and Contrast Chart – shows similarities and differences.
  • Pareto Chart – type of bar chart, prioritized in descending order of magnitude or importance from left to right.

  • Gantt Chart – is an activity time chart.




Graphs

  • Pictures that help us understand data.


Types of Graphs

  • Circle Graph – recommended for showing parts of whole. 
  • Bar Graph – use in comparing the magnitude of similar items at different ties or seeing relative sizes of the parts of a whole.
  • Pictorial Graph – make use of picture symbols.
  • Graphic Organizers – you met several graphic organizers in your subject, principles of teaching.

Maps

  • Is a representation of the surface of the earth or some part of it.

Types of Maps


  • Physical Map – altitude, temperature, rainfall, precipitation, vegetation and soil.
  • Relief Map – three dimensional represents and show contours of the physical data of the earth or part of the earth.
  • Political Map – gives detailed information about country, provinces, lakes, rivers etc.



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