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dérouter pour mieux comprendre

English translation: approach subjects from fresh angles to improve understanding

15:18 Jun 25, 2009

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French term or phrase: dérouter pour mieux comprendre

From the presentation of a scientific museum and its aims:

Exciter la curiosité, dérouter pour mieux comprendre.

Dialoguer, questionner, démontrer, expliquer sont les «clés de voûte» de la pédagogie du XXXXX Museum mise en oeuvre par les médiateurs scientifiques.

Thanks!

Ysabel812
France

English translation:approach subjects from fresh angles to improve understanding

Explanation:
or something along these lines...
or how about "take innovative approaches to improve understanding..."

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Marta France
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:24

Grading comment

Thanks for your help here!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +1

puzzle them for critical thinking reasons (to help them to thoroughly understand)

MatthewLaSon

surprise or unsettle for a better understanding

Drmanu49

3 +1

approach subjects from fresh angles to improve understanding

Marta France

to aid comprehension by ....and taking a fresh approach

Emma Paulay

diconcert (visitors) to open their minds

polyglot45

go off the beaten track to deepen your understanding

chris collister

try alternative (teaching) methods to improve understanding

Valentina Viganò

Answers

3 mins confidence:

surprise or unsettle for a better understanding

Explanation:
IMO

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pedagogical provocation also

I will argue that when incorporated within pedagogical technique, provocation may be utilized as a means to cultivate empathy within students as well as ...
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Drmanu49
France
Local time: 03:24
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

French
PRO pts in category: 24

5 mins confidence:

diconcert (visitors) to open their minds

Explanation:
awaken their curiosity, disconcert them to make them want to understand

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wrong-foot them

polyglot45
Native speaker of:

English,

French

6 mins confidence:

try alternative (teaching) methods to improve understanding

Explanation:
derouter, in its most literal sense is a diverting, taking a diversion. It this case I'd say it's a case of taking alternative approaches.

Valentina Viganò
Italy
Local time: 03:24
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian

19 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

approach subjects from fresh angles to improve understanding

Explanation:
or something along these lines...
or how about "take innovative approaches to improve understanding..."

Marta France
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:24
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thanks for your help here!

25 mins confidence:

go off the beaten track to deepen your understanding

Explanation:
When I taught physics eons ago, interesting off-syllabus tangents were always the best parts.

chris collister
France
Local time: 03:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

puzzle them for critical thinking reasons (to help them to thoroughly understand)

Explanation:
Hello,

This is how I'm reading "dérouter" here.

I hope it helps.

MatthewLaSon
United States
Local time: 21:24
Native speaker of:

English

17 hrs confidence:

to aid comprehension by ....and taking a fresh approach

Explanation:
asking new questions
looking at things differently

I toyed with "off balance", "perturbing" but didn't get anywhere

Emma Paulay
France
Local time: 03:24
Native speaker of:

English