MAKING THINKING

EXPLICIT AND
VISIBLE
MIND MAPPINGS
 GRAPHIC
ORGANIZERS
What is Graphic Organizer ?

"A visual representation that shows

relationships among concepts, ideas,
topics, or story elements" (Ross, 1998) )
"It is a mental map that makes thinking
visible" (Burke, 1993)
" A cognitive map that shows the important
aspects of a concept arranged in a visual
pattern" (Cassidy, 1989)
 Why use Graphic
Organizer?
 Enables us to grasp main ideas easily
and quickly.
 Enables us to see connections and
relationships among ideas/concepts.
 Cause us to think in new ways.
 Develop higher level thinking
 Helps us think logically, creatively,
and analytically.
 Helps slow learners and visual/spatial
learners pick up information easily.
SEMANTIC MAP OF Comparison & contrast
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Venn diagrams
Semantic Feature Analysis
sequence Matrices
s Semantic Relationship
Time Lines
e Word Line
Sequence Maps
Word Maps
Cycles
Word Wheels

GRAPHIC Vocabulary
vdevelopment
Other relationship ORGANIZERS
o
Concept Maps
Cause & Effect Semantic Maps
Problem & Solution Pyramids

Concept
Classifying & Categorizing
organization development
Story maps
Hierarchical Arrays
VENN DIAGRAMS

COMPARING AND CONTRASTING

SEMANTIC FEATURE ANALYSIS:
COMMUNITIES
LOCATION Has a Big Houses Farms Malls Schools
Name Buildings

URBAN
+ + ? - ? +
SUBURBAN
+ +,- + - + +
RURAL
+ - + + ? +
MATRIX FOR COMPARING NUTRIENTS IN CEREALS

BRAND VITAMIN VITAMIN CALCIUM IRON THIAMIN RIBOFLAVIN

A C
A

E
TIME LINES FOR EVENTS

8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 12.00 1.00

BM MATH BREAK ENG BIO BIO

SEQUENCE MAP

1 2 3

4 5
LIFE CYCLE OF A MOSQUITO

ADULT EGG

LARVA
FURTHER FOR INFORMATION
PLEASE READ
PAGES 183-203
OF YOUR
TEXT BOOK