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.