teaching visual symbols

Teaching VISUAL

SYMBOLS

VISUAL SYMBOLS are representations of direct reality, which comes in the form of signs

and symbols. 

“Visual symbols worth a thousand words”

VISUALS SYMBOLS include drawings, cartoons, strips drawings, diagrams, formulas,

charts, graphs, maps, and globes. They are more clearly understood than mere words.

KINDS OF VISUAL

SYMBOLS

A.DRAWINGS- the art or act of making figure,

plan, or sketch by means of lines.- it may not be real thing but better

to have a concrete visual aid than nothing.

One essential skill that the TEACHER should possess is drawing. It helps you a lot if you are capable of doing simple freehand sketching.

B. CARTOONS - another kind of visual symbols. It tells its story metaphorically. The perfect cartoons need no caption. The symbolism conveys its message.

- it could also be used as springboard for a lesson or a concluding activity.

* They usually appear in newspaper and in magazines.

SAMPLES

C. STRIP DRAWINGS - commonly called comics or comic strip. it is educational and entertaining at the same time.

- it can also serve as motivation and starter of the lesson. It can also be given as an activity for students to express insights gained at the conclusion of the lesson.

SAMPLES

D. DIAGRAMS - any line drawing that shows arrangement and relations as of parts to the whole, relative values, origins and development, chronological, fluctuations, and distributions.

* the word DIAGRAM is sometimes used as a synonyms for GRAPH.

TYPES OF DIAGRAMS AFFINITY DIAGRAM -used to cluster complex apparently unrelated data into natural and meaningful groups.SAMPLES

TREE DIAGRAM- used to chart out, in increasing

detail, the various task that must be accomplished to complete a project or achieve a specific objective.

SAMPLE

FISHBONE DIAGRAM- it is also called as cause-and-effect

diagram. It is structured form of brainstorming that graphically shows the relationship of possible causes and sub-causes directly related to an identified effect/ problem.

* Commonly used to analyze work-related problems.

SAMPLES

E. CHARTS- is a diagrammatic representation of

relationships among individuals within an organizations.

Examples of charta.Time chartb.Tree or stream chartc.Flow chartd.Organizational charte.Comparison and contrast chartf. Gannt chart

TIME CHART-tabular time chart 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 charting or

showing a process from beginning to end. It means of analyzing a process. By outlining every step in a process, you can begin to inefficiencies or problems.

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART- shows how one part of the

organization relates to other parts of the organization.

PARETO CHART- type of a bar chart, prioritized

in descending order or magnitude or importance from left to right.

GANNT CHART-it is an activity time

chart.

E. GRAPHS-pictures that help us

understand amounts. These amounts are so called data.

CIRCLE GRAPH-is shaped like a circle. It is

divided into fractions that look like pieces of pie, so sometimes a circle graph is called pie graph. Many times the fractional parts are different colors and a key explain the colors.

BAR GRAPH- uses bar to show data.

The bars can be vertical (up and down ), horizontal (across). The data can be words or numbers.

PICTURE GRAPH

- uses pictures or symbols to show data. One picture often stands for more than one vote so a key is necessary to understand the symbols.

F. MAPS-is visual representation of an

area- a symbolic depiction

highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as objects, regions, and themes.

KIND OF MAPS

PHYSICAL MAP-combines in a single

projection data like altitude, temperature, rainfall, precipitation, vegetation and soil.

RELIEF MAP-has three dimensional

representations and show contours the physical data of the earth or part of the earth.

COMMERCIAL OR ECONOMIC MAP

- also called product or industrial map since they show land areas in relation to the economy

POLITICAL MAP-Gives detailed information

about the country, provinces, towns, roads and highways. Oceans, rivers and lakes are the main features of political map.