textual aids Flashcards
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These are non-textual elements that help readers understand the context of the text.
Textual Aids
These are elements that stand out from the main text.
Textual Aids
What are the examples of textual aids?
Titles, subtitles, Bold, Italicized, Underlines, Maps, Tables, Charts, Graphs
What are the main functions of textual aids?
- Direct readers’ attention to important parts of the text
- Summarize the text and provide more information
This needs to be read from beginning to end.
Linear Text
What are the two examples of linear text?
Novels and Letters
This can be read non-sequentially or doesn’t need to be read from beginning to end.
Non-Linear Text
Give examples of non-linear text.
Organizers, Diagrams, Graphic Organizers
What are the types of non-linear illustrations?
Concept map, Flow Chart, Venn Diagram, Cause and Effect, Graphs, Main Idea and Details Chart, Timeline, Tables, Maps, Illustrations
This non-linear illustration depicts suggested relationships between concepts.
Concept Map
This non-linear illustration uses instructional designers, engineers to organize knowledge.
Concept Map
This non-linear illustration is a graphical representation of steps.
Flow Chart
This non-linear illustration used in presenting the flow of algorithms, workflow or process.
Flow Chart
This non-linear illustration shows the relationships among things or finite groups of things.
Venn Diagram
This non-linear illustration shows the similarities and differences of elements.
Venn Diagram
This non-linear illustration logically organizes possible causes for a specific problem.
Cause and Effect
This non-linear illustration shows the differences between two separate subjects.
Graphs
This is the type of graph where it is horizontal or vertical.
Bar Graph
What are the types of graphs?
Bar Graph, Pictograph, Broken Line Graph, Continuous Curve, Pie Graph
This is the type of graph where it shows the data it represents.
Bar Graph
This is the type of graph uses pictures to symbolize a countable unit of items.
Pictograph
This is the type of graph that is also a line graph. It connects data points with line segments.
Broken Line Graph
This is the type of graph where it is an unbroken curve. This is a graph that has no holes/gaps.
Continuous Curve
This is the type of graph that shows how a whole is divided into different parts.
Pie Graph