A Tool That Uses Visual Displays To Express Relationships Between or Among Ideas
A Tool That Uses Visual Displays To Express Relationships Between or Among Ideas
- are visual representations of concepts that help us structure information into organizational patterns
- present essential information and connect these pieces of information into a coherent framework
- a tool that uses visual displays to express relationships between or among ideas
Types:
1. Venn Diagram
- used to compare and contrast ideas and events
- uses two or more overlapping circles to show similar and different attributes
2. Network Tree
- used to represent hierarchy, classification, and branching
- useful in showing relationships of scientific categories, family trees, and even lineages
3. Spider map
- used to investigate and enumerate various aspects of a central idea, which could be a concept, topic, or theme
- also known as semantic map
4. Problem – Solution Map
- displays the nature of the problem and how it can be solved
- usually contains the problem's description, its causes and effects, and logical solutions
5. Timeline
- used to show how events occurred chronologically through a long bar labeled with dates and specific events
- can be linear or comparative
a. Linear Timeline
- shows how events happened within one period
b. Comparative timeline
-- shows two sets of events that happened within the same period
6. Plot Diagram
- used to map events in the story
- used to analyze the major parts of a plot
7. Series of Events chain/Flowchart
- used to show the logical sequence of events
-it shows the different steps in a process. It contains information on stages of a process that must be completed in order.
8. Fishbone Map
- used to better understand the causal relationship of a complex phenomenon
- shows the factors that cause a specific event or problem, as well as details of each cause
9. Cycle
- describes how a series of events interact to produce a set of results repeatedly
* Some examples of events that require a cycle are water cycle, metamorphosis, and poverty cycle.
10. Persuasion Map
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