Lesson 10

Graphic
Organizers
 The major
breakthrough of the
graphic organizer
happened in the 1960s
when Ausubel (1963)
theorized how new
concepts become
facilitating factors that
influence learning.
 Graphic Organizers
Graphic organizers provide a visual
representation in developing and
summarising students' learning components.
They help structure disjointed information by
creating patterns that represent the
interconnectedness of ideas (Tacaiochta &
Leibheal, 2008).
Why Use Graphics Organizers?
1.It facilitates critical and creative
thinking.
2.It organizes information.
3.It shows relationship.
4.It allows self-directed learning.
5.It encourages interactions.
6.It is a form of assessment.
 How to Use Graphic Organizers
I. Familiarize yourself with different types of
graphic organizers
II.Explain to students what graphic
organizers are and why they are useful in
learning
III.Present the specific graphic organizer for a
topic. Point out its subject and
organizational framework
 How to Use Graphic Organizers

IV. Use examples to illustrate the use of some

graphic organizers
V. Assign the graphic organizer as an
individual, paired, or group activity
VI. Review students’ work. Generate
classroom discussion on the effective use of
graphic organizers
 Eight Types of
Graphic Organizers
for Social Studies

Gallavan and Kottler (2007)

 Eight Types of Graphic Organizers
1. Assume and Anticipate:
this form of graphic organizer is best for
formative assessment where teachers evaluate the
schema of the learners on a certain topic.
What I KNOW What I Want to What I LEARNED
KNOW
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2. Position and Pattern:

this type of graphic organizer helps
teachers and students see the
relationship of a concept with another,
particularly in chronological order and
how the pattern occurs and reoccurs in
different contexts and events.
 Eight Types of Graphic Organizers
2. Position and Pattern:
Global Warming
Cause Effect
Outcome 1

Outcome 2

Outcome 3

Outcome 4
 Eight Types of Graphic Organizers
3. Group and Organize:
these organizers help teachers and
students understand that several ideas or
parts are related to a single category.
Plants Animals
flower dog

stem goat
 Eight Types of Graphic Organizers

4. Compare and Contrast:

these diagrams are used to identify
the similarities and differences between and
among concepts. It allows the learners to see
what characteristics are shared and
exclusive to the concepts that are being
compared.
 Eight Types of Graphic Organizers

4. Compare and Contrast:

History

Religion Culture
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5. Relate and Reason:

the idea behind this type of graphic
organizer revolves around the use of inductive
and deductive thinking patterns. Inductive
thinking mainly shares pieces of evidence in
support of big ideas, while deductive thinking
provides evidence for underlying concepts or
topics.
 Eight Types of Graphic Organizers

5. Relate and Reason:

 Eight Types of Graphic Organizers

6. Identify and Imagine:

these organizers use various shapes
and forms to visually represent several
concepts or pieces of information. It allows
the students to see connections and analyze
relationships among concepts. The most
common example of this is the concept map.
 Eight Types of Graphic Organizers
6. Identify and Imagine:
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7. Estimate and Evaluate:

this type of organizer shows how to
evaluate and explain concepts through
visual perspectives. An example is a pie
graph where one can assume that the
component which has the largest portion is
the most frequently used or picked.
 Eight Types of Graphic Organizers

7. Estimate and Evaluate:

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8. Combine and Create:

among others, these organizers allow
both teachers and students to construct their
own representations. These can be a
combination of two or more previously
mentioned organizers. They give the teachers
and students the freedom to choose
organizers that will represent what they have
in mind.
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