tankeredskap

English translation: cognitive aid

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Norwegian term or phrase:tankeredskap
English translation:cognitive aid
Entered by: Susan Nacey

07:05 Jun 3, 2010
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Mathematics & Statistics
Norwegian term or phrase: tankeredskap
Eksemplifisering: Et barn bruker fingrene til å telle med (tallregning).
Fingrene fungerer som en ytre støtte - et tankeredskap (en hjelp, tenke og uttrykke seg med, avlastning for hjernen,...) for barnet til å gjøre utregninger.
Susan Nacey
Norway
Local time: 08:56
cognitive tool
Explanation:
http://www.google.dk/#hl=da&source=hp&q="cognitive tool"&aq=...
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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 07:56
Grading comment
I think that "cognitive aid" is closer to what I need, but I might not have come up with that without the suggestion of "cognitive tool."
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2cognitive tool
Diarmuid Kennan
4mind tool
Egil Presttun


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cognitive tool


Explanation:
http://www.google.dk/#hl=da&source=hp&q="cognitive tool"&aq=...

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 07:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18
Grading comment
I think that "cognitive aid" is closer to what I need, but I might not have come up with that without the suggestion of "cognitive tool."

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jeffrey engberg: I agree "cognitive" is the best term here. "Brain tool" is another option, but it sounds silly don't it?
54 mins

agree  Andrew Alix: I thought 'extension of their mind' was good until I saw this one. This is absolutely the best term.
1 day 7 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mind tool


Explanation:
"å introdusera det engelske omgrepet mind tool (tenkeverktøy)"
http://stud.hsh.no/lu/inf/master/04_05/IKT-1B/emnekart/



Egil Presttun
Norway
Local time: 08:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Norwegian
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