1. Lesson 13:
Teaching with
Visual Symbols
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2. 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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3. Kinds of
Visual Symbols
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4. 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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5. Samples
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6. 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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7. SAMPLES
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8. 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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9. 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.

10. Types of a Diagram
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11. •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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13. 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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15. 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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17. 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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18. Time Chart
- tabular time chart that
presents data in ordinal sequence.
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20. 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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22. 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.

24. Organizational Chart
- shows how one part of the
organization relates to other
parts of the organization.
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26. Comparison and Contrast Chart
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28. Pareto chart
- type of bar chart,
prioritized in descending order
of magnitude or importance
from left to right.
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30. F. GRAPHS
- pictures that help us
understand amounts. These
amounts are called data.
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31. 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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33. 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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35. 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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37. 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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38. Kinds of Map
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