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@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ Which would then render:
 > access to your row objects within the view scripts, allowing you to call
 > methods on them (such as retrieving values from parent or dependent rows).
 
+> ### An alternative to using Partial
+>
+> Note that it is also possible to render a template within its own variable
+> scope by directly calling `RendererInterface::render()` with a `$values`
+> argument. You might prefer to do this if your model is an array, or an
+> object that implements `ArrayAccess`. See the documentation for
+> [`PhpRenderer`](../php-renderer.md#render) for more information.
+
 ## Using PartialLoop to Render Iterable Models
 
 Typically, you'll want to use partials in a loop, to render the same content