Visual symbols like graphs, drawings, cartoons, diagrams and maps are effective teaching tools that convey information more clearly than plain text. There are many types of visual symbols that can be used including drawings, cartoons, strip drawings, diagrams, charts and maps. Diagrams include affinity diagrams, tree diagrams, fishbone diagrams and more. Charts include time charts, tree charts, flow charts, organizational charts, comparison/contrast charts, Pareto charts and Gantt charts. Graphs include pie graphs, bar graphs, pictorial graphs and line graphs. Maps show representations of the earth's surface and include physical maps, relief maps, commercial maps and political maps. Understanding the key elements of visual symbols like titles, legends

1. TEACHING WITH VISUAL
SYMBOLS

2. GRAPH
• A graph is worth a thousand words
such as
– drawings,
– cartoons,
– strip drawings,
– diagrams,
– and maps
• They are more clearly understood
than mere words.

3. A. DRAWINGS
• It may not be a real thing but better
to have a concrete visual aid than
nothing.
• It is good that our drawing correctly
represents the real thing.
• Example is stick drawings

4. B. CARTOONS
• A first-rate cartoon tells its story
metaphorically.
• The perfect cartoon needs no
caption.
• The symbolism conveys the message.

5. C. STRIP DRAWINGS
• It is commonly called comic or comic
strip.

6. Where to Use Strip Drawing
in instruction?
MOTIVATION
ACTIVITY

7. SOURCES OF STRIP DRAWING
NEWSPAPERS
MAGAZINES BOOKS

8. D. DIAGRAMS
• Any line drawing that shows
arrangement and relations as of
parts to the whole, relative values,
origins and development,
chronological fluctuations, and
distribution.
• To emphasize the key points in your
diagram, make use of color.

9. TYPES OF A DIAGRAM
A.AFFINITY DIAGRAM
Used to cluster complex apparently
unrelated data into natural and
meaningful groups.

10. B. TREE DIAGRAM
Used to chart out, in increasing
detail, the various tasks that must
be accomplished to complete a
project or achieve a specific goal.

11. C. FISHBONE DIAGRAM
It is also called 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.
It is commonly used to analyze work-
related problems.

12. E. CHARTS
• A diagrammatic representation of
relations among individuals within an
organization.
We have 7 charts:
1.Time chart
2.Tree or Stream chart
3.Flow chart
4.Organizational chart
5.Comparison and contrast chart
6.Pareto chart
7.Gantt chart

13. 1. TIME CHART
• Is a tabular time chart that presents
data in ordinal sequence

14. 2. TREE or STREAM CHART
• Depicts development, growth and
change by beginning with a single
course (the trunk) which spreads
out into many branches; or by
beginning with the many tributaries
which c then coverage into a single
channel.

15. 3. FLOW CHART
• Is visual way of charting or showing
a process from beginning to end.
• It is means of analyzing a process.
• By outlining every step in a process,
you can begin to find inefficiencies
or problems.

16. 4. ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
• Shows how one part of the
organization relates to other parts of
the organization.

17. 5. COMPARISON and
CONTRAST

18. 6. PARETO CHART
• A type of bar chart, prioritized in
descending order of magnitude or
importance from left to right.
• It shows at a glance which factors
are occuring.

19. 7. GANNT CHART
• Is an activity time chart.

20. F. GRAPHS
• FOUR TYPES OF GRAPHS
1. Circle or Pie graph
2. Bar graph
3. Pictorial graph
4. Line graph

21. 2. BAR GRAPH
• Used in comparing the magnitude of
similar items at different ties or seeing
relative sizes of the parts of a whole.

22. 1. PIE GRAPH
• Recommended for showing parts of
whole.

23. 3. PICTORIAL GRAPH
• Makes use of picture symbols.

24. 4. LINE GRAPH

25. G. MAPS
• A representation of the surface of
the earth or some part of it.

26. Kinds of Map
1. Physical map
Combines in a single projection data
like altitude, temperature, rainfall,
precipitation, vegetation, and soil.

27. 2. Relief map
Has three dimensional
representations and show contours
of the physical data of the earth or
part of the earth.

28. 3. Commercial or economic map
Also called product or industrial
map since they show land areas in
relation to the economy.

29. 4. Political map
Gives detailed information about
country, province, cities and towns,
roads and highways.
Oceans, rivers and lakes are the main
features of most political maps.

30. MAP LANGUAGE
Scale
Symbols
Color
Geographic grids

31. Understanding maps and graphs
1. Read the titles and subtitles
2. Read the key, and/or the legend, and
the scale of miles whenever any of
these is present
3. Read the information shown along the
side and the bottom of graphs and
charts and tables, if any.
4. Determine your purpose for reading
the map, chart, table, or graph.