Graphic organizers are visual displays that show relationships between facts, ideas, and terms. They include knowledge maps, concept maps, story maps, cognitive organizers, advance organizers, and concept diagrams. Different types of graphic organizers are useful for different purposes. A sequential episodic map is useful for mapping cause and effect relationships. A continuum scale organizes information along a dimension from low to high. A descriptive or thematic map works well for hierarchical relationships. A spider map can help organize information that does not fit into a hierarchy relating to a main idea.

1. GRAPHIC
ORGANIZER
Karylle Mary Mae Gapate and
Kevin Roi Guray

2. GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
• A graphic organizer is a visual and graphic display that
depicts the relationships between facts, terms, and or
ideas within a learning task. Graphic organizers are
also sometimes referred to as knowledge maps,
concept maps, story maps, cognitive organizers,
advance organizers, or concept diagrams.

3. Types of Graphic Organizers

4. Descriptive or Thematic
Map
• Works well for mapping,
but particularly well for
mapping hierarchical
relationships.
SUB-
IDEAS
SUB-
IDEAS
SUB-
IDEAS
Support
Details
Support
Details
Support
Details

5. Network Tree
• Organizing a
hierarchical set of
information, reflecting
superordinate or
subordinate elements, is
made easier by
constructing a Network
Tree.
MAIN
IDEA
SUB
IDEA

6. Spider Map
• When the
information relating
to a main idea or
theme does not fit
into a hierarchy, a
Spider Map can help
with organization.
MAIN
IDEA
DETAILS
DETAILS
DETAILS
DETAILS
DETAILS
DETAILS
DETAILS
DETAILS

7. Problem and Solution
Map
• When information
contains cause and
effect problems and
solutions, a Problem
and Solution Map
can be useful for
organizing.
PROBLEM
SOLUTIO
N
Definition EffectsCauses

8. Problem-Solution
Outline
• A Problem-Solution
Outline helps
students to compare
different solutions to
a problem.
What
Why
Attempted
Solutions
1.
2.
Results
1.
2.
End results
PROBLEM
SOLUTIO
N
Who

9. Sequential Episodic
Map
• A Sequential
Episodic Map is
useful for mapping
cause and effect.
Main Idea
Cause… Effect
Effect…
Cause
influence influence influence

10. Fishbone Map
• When cause-effect
relationships are
complex and non-
redundant a
Fishbone Map may
be particularly
useful.
RESUL
T
Details
Details Details
Details

11. Comparative and
Contrastive Map
• A Comparative and
Contrastive Map can
help students to
compare and contrast
two concepts
according to their
features.
Concept 1 Concept 2
Diff. FeatureDiff. Feature
Sim. Feature
Dimen
tion 1
Dimen
tion 3
Dimen
tion 2

12. Compare-Contrast
Matrix
• Another way to
compare
concepts’
attributes.
Attribute 1
Attribute 2
Attribute 3
NAME 1 NAME 2

13. Continuum Scale
• Continuum Scale
is effective for
organizing
information along
a dimension such
as less to more,
low to high, and
few to many.
LOW HIGH

14. Exercise

15. I. Give 5 examples of Graphic Organizers.
II. Identify the following:
1. A graphic organizer that is useful for mapping cause and
effect.
2. These are also sometimes referred to as knowledge
maps, concept maps, story maps, cognitive organizers,
advance organizers, or concept diagrams
3. A graphic organizer that is effective for organizing
information along a dimension such as less to more, low to
high, and few to many.
4. A graphic organizer that works well for mapping, but
particularly well for mapping hierarchical relationships.
5. This is used when the information relating to a main idea
or theme does not fit into a hierarchy