VISUAL SYMBOLS What are Visual Symbols Representations of

VISUAL SYMBOLS

What are Visual Symbols? • Representations of direct reality, which comes in the form of symbols. • Don’t see real things but symbols.

Examples of Visual Symbols • • Drawings Cartoons Strip drawings Diagrams Charts Graphs Maps

Drawings • Free-hand sketching. • Correctly represents real thing.

Cartoons • Brings novelty. • A perfect cartoon needs no caption.

Strip Drawings • Also known as comic strips. • Educational and entertaining.

Diagrams • “any line drawing that shows arrangement and relations as of parts to the whole. . . ´´ (Dale, 1969)

Types of Diagram • Affinity diagram • Tree diagram • Venn diagram

Charts • A diagrammatic representation of relationships among individuals within an organization. • Information in the form of table.

Types of Charts • Flow Chart • Organizational Chart

Graphs • A diagram that represents the variation of a variable in comparison with that one or more other variables.

Types of Graphs • Pie graph • Bar graph • Pictorial graph

Maps • “a representation of the surface of the Earth or some parts of it…” (Dale, 1969) • A picture or chart that shows the different parts of something.

Kinds of Map • Physical map • Relief map • Political map

ACTIVITY

ASSIGNMENT • On a short bond paper, research and give ONE example of a visual symbol used in teaching or in the classroom that’s NOT mentioned in today’s discussion. Define and explain how it differs from the others.

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