Teaching With Visual Symbols

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Lesson 13
Teaching with:
VISUAL
SYMBOLS

2. Visual symbols
- are representations of
direct reality, which
comes in the form of
signs and symbols.
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Kinds of
Visual Symbols

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Kinds of Visual Symbols:
oDrawings
oCartoons
oStrip Drawings
oDiagrams
oCharts
oGraphs
oMaps

5. A. DRAWINGS
- Concrete visual or a representation of
a real thing. It helps illustrating our
lecture through freehand sketching in a
chalkboard.
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7. B. CARTOONS
• It tells its story metaphorically. The
perfect cartoon needs no caption.
The symbolism conveys the
message.
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8. SAMPLES

9. C. STRIP DRAWINGS
-commonly called comics or
comic strip. It is educational and
entertaining at the same time.
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10. SAMPLE

11. D. DIAGRAMS
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- Any line drawing that shows
arrangement and relations as of parts
to the whole, relative values, origins
and development, chronological
fluctuations, distributions, etc. –DALE
The word GRAPH is sometimes
used as a synonym for diagram.

12. Types of a Diagram
• Affinity Diagram
• Tree Diagram
• Fishbone Diagram
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13. E. CHARTS
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- diagrammatic representation of
relationships within an
organizations.

14. KINDS OF
CHARTS
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• Time Chart
• Tree or Stream Chart
• Flow Chart
• Organizational Chart
• Comparison and Contrast Chart
• Pareto Chart
• Run Chart or Trend Chart

15. F. GRAPHS
- pictures that help us understand
amounts. These amounts are called
data.
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16. TYPES OF GRAPHS
 Pie or Circle Graph
 Bar Graph
 Pictorial Graph
 Graphic Organizers
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17. G. Map
- is a visual representation of an
area — a symbolic depiction
highlighting relationships between
elements of that space such as
objects, regions, and themes.
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Kinds of Maps:
• Physical Map
• Relief Map
• Commercial Map
• Political Map

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“Visual Symbols will
be made meaningful if we
can use them as summaries
of our own direct experiences
or our own rich indirect
experiences…
A little can stand for a lot”

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Thank You!
God Bless
Everyone!