GRAPHIC AIDS

PHOEBE SALISE; CRISTEL MACAS

XII-RYDBERG
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• WHAT ARE GRAPHIC AIDS?
• According to the Montgomery
College: a visual or graphic aid is any
image that assists you, the reader, in
understanding the text which
accompanies the visual aid.
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• WHAT ARE GRAPHIC AIDS?
• They often enhance information from the
text and sometimes supply information
not found in the text.
• Graphics play an integral part in many
nonfiction texts.
WHY ARE GRAPHIC
AIDS EFFECTIVE?
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Vacca and Vacca (1993) believe that the
use of graphic aids in text will:
• Provide students with the opportunity to
decide what parts of the text are
important,
• And how ideas and concepts in the text
are related.
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• Graphic aids can help you better “see”
and understand the information.
• Graphic aids can provide visual
examples of things described in the text.
• Graphic aids help us to show and
compare information.
Graphic aids open a range of
learning possibilities not
available when language is
used alone.
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INTERPRETING GRAPHIC AIDS
• Provide visual explanations of concepts and
relationships.
• Easier to understand than words alone.
• Enables students to grasp and recall information
easily.
• Authors mention graphic aids in which they think the
graph will help the reader.
 TYPES OF
GRAPHIC AIDS
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1 BAR GRAPHS
• A diagram in which the numerical values of
variables are represented by the height or
length of lines or rectangles of equal width.
• A bar graph is a pictorial rendition of statistical
data in which the independent variable can
attain only certain discrete values.
 Bars in
graphs can
either be
horizontal
or vertical.
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2 LINE GRAPH
• A line graph may also be referred to as a line chart.
Within a line graph, there are points connecting the
data to show a continuous change.
• We can use a line graph to compare different events,
situations, and information.
• The lines in a line graph can descend and ascend
based on the data.
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3 PIE CHART
• A type of graph in which a circle is divided into
sectors that each represent a proportion of the whole.
• A pie chart or a circle chart is a circular statistical
graphic which is divided into slices to illustrate
numerical proportion.
• In a pie chart, the arc length of each slice (and
consequently its central angle and area), is
proportional to the quantity it represents.
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4 FLOWCHARTS/MAPPING
• A flowchart is a type of diagram that represents
an algorithm, workflow or process.
• The flowchart shows the steps as boxes of
various kinds, and their order by connecting the
boxes with arrows. This diagrammatic
representation illustrates a solution model to a
given problem.
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CONTINUATION
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5 TABLES/CHARTS
• A table is a set of facts or figures systematically
displayed, especially in columns.
• It is a data structure that organizes information into
rows and columns. It can be used to both store and
display data in a structured format.
• Tables allow the writer to focus attention on specific
pieces of data while retaining a clear presentation of
the whole.
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• TABLES
• Tables help the reader
grasps relationships
that might be invisible
in prose.
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• TABLES
• A table compares
information expressed as
numbers.
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• TABLES
• Tables presents large amount
of data in a simple, brief and
clear linear format. The same
data in prose would be bulky,
confusing, and inaccessible.
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• TABLES
• A table in a text can help to
emphasize data for students to
better understand. The table is
good for presenting data
without having to compare it.
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• TABLES
• Also tables allow the writer to
focus attention on specific
pieces of data while retaining a
clear presentation of a whole.
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• PHOTOGRAPHS
• Photographs are the most realistic and
dramatic representation of physical
features. In a good photograph
the reader can see exactly what
the writer is talking about.
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• DIAGRAMS
• Diagram is a symbolic
representation well-suited to
the presentation of ideas.
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• DIAGRAMS
• A diagram shows the parts of
an object.
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• A good Graphic Aid:
 accurately shows the facts
 grab’s the readers attention
 complements or demonstrates
arguments presented in the text
 has a title and labels;
 is simple and uncluttered
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• A good Graphic Aid:
 shows data without altering the
message of the data;
 clearly shows any trends or
differences in the data;
 is visually accurate
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• Benefits of Graphic Aids
 Graphic aids improves student performance
 It improves students’ reading comprehension
 It improves thinking and learning skills
 Aids retention
 It supports implementation of cognitive learning
theories
 It helps students link existing knowledge organized in
schemas to new knowledge
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• Benefits of Graphic Aids
 Save space and record information in concise manner
 Clarify relationship, such as numerical relationships
 Provide pictures that will aid memory and retention
 Graphic aids communicate what words cannot
 Can convince readers
 Appeal to visual learners
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• How can teachers use Graphic Aids?
 Direct students attention to critical information
in the text
 Direct students to build internal connections
among ideas found in the texts
 Builds connections between ideas
in the text and the students existing
knowledge.
How can teachers use student
generated Graphic Aids in the
classroom?
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 Create illustrations embedded questions
 Use illustration to summarize text
 Create semantic maps
 Complete partial drawings or label
drawings
 Trace a text illustration
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 Create flow charts
 Construct maps
 Create charts and graphs
 Create icons that symbolize main idea in text
 Solve mathematics and science word
problem
 Use internal visual image
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• CONCLUSION:
The text and the graphic support each other.
Graphic aids in texts are important as they help
the readers to grasp the ideas, opinions and
various concepts which are presented in the
text. In this way, the reader is able to clearly
understand main ideas from text when they are
able to see supporting information.