Visual Symbols

Educational Technology 1

Lesson 13

Teaching with:

VISUAL

SYMBOLS

Visual symbols

- are representations of direct reality, whichcomes in the form of signs and symbols.



Kinds of Visual Symbols


Kinds of Visual Symbols:

oDrawingsoCartoonsoStrip DrawingsoDiagramsoChartsoGraphsoMaps

A. DRAWINGS

- Concrete visual or a representation ofa real thing. It helps illustrating ourlecture through freehand sketching in achalkboard.


B. CARTOONS

• It tells its story metaphorically. Theperfect cartoon needs no caption.The symbolism conveys themessage.


SAMPLES

C. STRIP DRAWINGS

-commonly called comics orcomic strip. It is educational and

entertaining at the same time.


SAMPLE

D. DIAGRAMS


- Any line drawing that showsarrangement and relations as of partsto the whole, relative values, originsand development, chronologicalfluctuations, distributions, etc. –DALE

The word GRAPH is sometimesused as a synonym for diagram.

Types of a Diagram

• Affinity Diagram• Tree Diagram• Fishbone Diagram


E. CHARTS


- diagrammatic representation ofrelationships within anorganizations.

KINDS OF

CHARTS


• Time Chart

• Tree or Stream Chart

• Flow Chart

• Organizational Chart

• Comparison and Contrast Chart

• Pareto Chart

• Run Chart or Trend Chart

F. GRAPHS

- pictures that help us understandamounts. These amounts are calleddata.


TYPES OF GRAPHS

Pie or Circle Graph

Bar Graph

Pictorial Graph

Graphic Organizers


G. Map

- is a visual representation of anarea — a symbolic depictionhighlighting relationships betweenelements of that space such asobjects, regions, and themes.



Kinds of Maps:

• Physical Map• Relief Map• Commercial Map• Political Map


“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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Visual Symbols

Education

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