teaching with visual symbols

Teaching with Visual Symbols

Reported by:Joy ann barredo and

Nestor Catalan jr

INTRODUCTION

From an experience of real-world experience we proceed to a world

of symbols. Here, we don’t see real things but symbols. Visual symbols include drawings, cartoons, strip drawings, diagrams, formulas, charts, graphs, maps, globes.

ABSTRACTION Your experience of the words and the graphs

convinces you that a graph is easier to understand than the words of a paragraph. A graph is “worth a thousand words”. They are more clearly understood than mere words. Let us learn more about each of them and find out where they can be used in our

lessons.

A.DRAWINGS A drawing may not be the real thing

but better to have a concrete visual aid than nothing. To avoid confusion, it is good that our drawing correctly represents the

real thing.

Example of Stick Drawing

B. CARTOONS Another useful visual symbol

that can bring novelty to our teaching is the cartoon. A first-rate

cartoon tells it’s story metaphorically. The perfect

cartoon needs no caption. The less the artist depends on words, the more effective the symbolism.

Example of Cartoon

C. STRIP DRAWINGS These are commonly called COMICS or COMIC STRIP. Dale

(1969) asserts that a more accurate term is STRIP. Make use of strips that are educational and

entertaining at the same time.

Example of Strip Drawing

D. DIAGRAMS It is “any line drawing that

shows arrangement and relations as of parts to the whole, relative values, origins and development,

chronological fluctuations, distribution, etc.”

Types of diagrams Find out what these other diagrams are. You may need them as you teach and as you go about your other teaching-related tasks.

1.Affinity diagram-used to cluster complex apparently unrelated data into natural and meaningful groups.

2.Tree diagram- used to chart out increasing detail, the various tasks that must be accomplished to complete a project or specific objective.

3.Fishbone diagram- it is also called cause-and-effect diagram. It is a structured form of brainstorming that graphically shows the relationship of possible causes and sub causes directly related to an identified effect/ problem.

Example of Affinity Diagram

Example of Tree Diagram

Example of Fishbone Diagram

E. CHARTS A chart is a diagrammatic

representation of relationships among individuals within an

organization. We have a: 1. time chart, 2. tree chart, 3. flow chart,

4. organizational chart, 5. comparison and contrast chart, 6. pareto chart and 7. gannt chart.

Types of Charts 1. Time Chart- is a tabular time chart that represents

data in ordinal sequence.2. Tree or Stream Chart- depicts development, growth and

change by beginning with a single course.3. Flow Chart- is a 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 problem. (Latta, 1994)4. Organizational Chart- shows how one part of the

organization relates to other part of the organization.5. Comparison and contrast Chart- used to show

similarities and differences between two things (people, places, events, ideas, etc.)

6. Pareto Chart- is 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 occurring most.

7. Gannt Chart- is an activity time chart.

Example of Time chart

Example of Tree or Stream Chart

Example of Flow Chart

Example of Organizational Chart

Example of Comparison and Contrast Chart

Example of Gannt Chart

Example of Pareto Chart

F. GRAPHS There are several types of graphs. They are: 1. circle or pie graph, 2. bar graph, 3.

pictorial graph.1.Pie Graph- recommended for showing

parts of whole.2.Bar Graph- used in comparing the magnitude of similar items at different

ties or seeing relative size of the parts of a whole.

3.Pictorial Graph- makes use of picture symbols.

Example of Pie Graph

Example of Bar Graph

Example of Pictorial Graph

Example of Graphic Organizer

G. MAPS A map is a “representation of the surface of the earth or some part of it.” (Dale, 1969). There three

kinds of map, physical, relief, commercial, and political map.

1.Physical Map- combines in a single projection data like altitude, temperature, rainfall,

precipitation, vegetation, and soil.2.Relief Map- has three dimensional

representations and show contours of the physical data of the earth or part of the earth.3.Commercial or Economic Map- also called product or industrial map since they show land

areas in relation to the economy.4.Political Map- gives detailed information about

country, provinces, cities and towns, roads and highways.

Example of Physical Map

Example of Relief Map

Example of Commercial Map

Example of Political Map

THAT’S ALL ABOUT TEACHING WITH

VISUAL SYMBOLS, THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AND

READING, WE HOPE THAT YOU’VE

LEARNED A LOT.