lesson 13

 VISUAL SYMBOLS

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

DRAWINGS - Concrete visual or a representation of a real thing. It helps illustrating our lecture through freehand sketching in a chalkboard.

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.

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.

 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.
•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 .
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
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

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.
•  Tree or Stream Chart -depicts development, growth and change by beginning with a simple course with spread outs into many branches.
• 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 ina 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.
• 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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