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GRAPHIC MATERIALS

What is Graphics?

“Graphikos” means painting as well as drawing. “Graphein” means to write as well as to represent by means of lines.

The presentation of information in the form of diagrams and illustrations instead of words or numbers.

It should be simple, bold, legible, brief and have adequate margins.

Advantages of Graphic

Materials

Graphics are instructional materials, two dimensional in nature.They are capable of attracting attention.

They convey ideas through simple,

bold, legible, brief, non-verbal

experiences during teaching learning

process.

They facilitate the formation of mental images so basic to learning.They present ideas in the form of a picture or a sketch.

They boldly, clearly and forcibly communicate facts, ideas, terms, concepts, principles

and processes through a synthesis of

drawings, words and pictures.

They convey certain types of information in a condensed and summarized form.They present information quickly and effectively.

Kinds of Graphic Material

CHARTS

They are combinations of

graphic and pictorial media designed for orderly and logical

visualizing of relationship between

key facts or ideas.

Objectives of Charts

To visualize some principle or concept which may be more difficult to understand if treated only in words.To summarize information.

To show relationship by means of facts, figures or statistics.

To present materials symbolically.

To present abstract concepts in visual form.

To show continuity in process.

Types of Charts

Tree Charts

These are developed from a base composes of several roots which

lead into trunk.The branches in turn represent

developments and relationships.

Useful in showing developments

resulting from a combination of several factors.

Flow Charts

It shows the organization of a

student council or a unit of government or the development of a

manufacturing process.

Table Charts

Used for comparisons or for listing advantages and disadvantages of a business or an

organization.

DIAGRAMS

A condensed drawing consisting

of lines and symbols which represent the object or process.

GRAPHS

Visual representation of a numerical data, presented in a quick and an effective manner. Requires little explanation.

Types of Graphs

Line

Graph

Pie

Graph

Bar GraphPictograph

MAPS

An accurate representation on a plane surface in the form of a diagram drawn to scale the

details of boundaries of continents, countries, etc.

ILLUSTRATIONS(FLAT PICTURES)

It can be hand-drawn, photographic

reproductions, lithographic

reproductions.It does not require any lengthy explanation.

Sources:

Advance Educational Technology by Ramnath Sharma, S.S ChandraIntroduction to Educational Technology by K. Sampath et,.al

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1. Graphic materials are the presentation of

information in the form of diagrams and

illustrations instead of words or numbers.

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2. Graphics should not be simple,

bold, legible, brief and have adequate

margins.

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3. The different types of charts are tree

chart, flow chart and pie chart.

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4. Flat pictures doesn’t require

lengthy explanation.

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5. Graphs are visual representation of a

numerical data, presented in a quick

and an effective manner.

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Reported By:Joyce

BSED3 – English

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