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Peer reviewedFrankel, Richard M. – Optometric Education, 1992
Optometry educators can be assisted in making complex concepts understandable to students by using rhetorical devices such as metaphors, similes, analogies, parables, and allegories. As an example, the difficulties in communicating everyday but complex clinical concepts regarding inflammatory disorders are discussed and use of rhetorical devices…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Concept Formation, Difficulty Level
