Lesson 13:

Teaching with
Visual Symbols

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 Visual symbols
- are representations of direct reality, which
comes in the form of signs and symbols. The
following is a detailed discussion on the
different kinds of visual symbols, which are
drawings, sketches, cartoons, comics or strip
drawing, diagrams, charts and graphs, maps,
and posters.

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 Kinds of
Visual Symbols

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 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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 Samples

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 B. CARTOONS
- Another kind of visual symbol. It tells
its story metaphorically. The perfect
cartoon needs no caption. The
symbolism conveys the message.

-It could also be used as a

springboard for a lesson or a concluding
activity.
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 SAMPLES

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 C. STRIP DRAWINGS
-commonly called comics or
comic strip. It is educational and
entertaining at the same time.
- it could also serve as
motivation and a starter of a lesson.
It can also be given as an activity for
students to express insights gained at
he conclusion of a lesson.
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D. DIAGRAMS

- 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.
 Types of a Diagram

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 Affinity Diagram

- used to cluster complex apparently

unrelated data into natural and
meaningful groups.

- is a tool that gathers large amounts

of language data (ideas, opinions, issues)
and organizes them into groupings based
on their natural relationships .
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 Tree Diagram

- Used to chart out, in increasing

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

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 Fishbone Diagram
- 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.
It is most commonly used to analyze
work-related problems.

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 E. CHARTS
- diagrammatic representation of
relationships within an organizations.

Time Chart
Tree or Stream Chart
Flow Chart
Organizational Chart
Comparison and Contrast Chart
Pareto Chart
Run Chart or Trend Chart
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 Time Chart
- tabular time chart that
presents data in ordinal sequence.

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 Tree or Stream Chart

-depicts development, growth

and change by beginning with a
simple course with spread outs into
many branches.

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Flowchart
- visual way of charting or
showing a process from beginning
to end. It is a means of analyzing a
process. By outlining every step in
a process, you can begin to find
inefficiencies or problems.
 Organizational Chart
- shows how one part of the
organization relates to other
parts of the organization.

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 Comparison and Contrast Chart

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 Pareto chart
- type of bar chart,
prioritized in descending order
of magnitude or importance
from left to right.

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 F. GRAPHS
- pictures that help us
understand amounts. These
amounts are called data.

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 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 a pie graph.
Many times the fractional parts
are different colors and a key
explains the colors.
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 Bar Graph
- uses bars to show data. The
bars can be vertical (up and
down), or horizontal (across). The
data can be in words or
numbers.

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 A 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.

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 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 Map

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