Indirect Instruction: A Case Study

The community factor I chose to focus on is the high school and college level graduation rate for Carl Junction, Missouri. 93.4% of the population of Carl Junction, Missouri are high school graduates or higher and 28.8% have a bachelor degree or higher. The statistics also reveal that the poverty level in Carl Junction, Missouri is relatively low, therefore; I would have to assume most individuals are employed. Because of these statistics it would appear that the community is overwhelmingly focused on graduation and higher education and are career/job minded. In order to prepare future graduates for college and the workforce, I feel as though Indirect Instruction would be an appropriate choice. Indirect Instruction makes the student an active learner getting them involved in hands-on type activities and builds on their natural curiosity. This type of approach will foster creativity and build problem solving skills which will be advantageous for their future.
Students will be able to make connections between concepts and see the relationships between key ideas. Concept maps are a form of web diagrams for gathering, organizing, and sharing knowledge. This activity gives students the opportunity to actively participate in their own learning and as a result of the thinking process involved; it will give students a new meaning to the world around them. Concept mapping requires the students to be highly motivated in order to use higher order thinking to complete the assignment. This activity appropriately connects to the community factor I chose because it will build the necessary thinking skills needed for higher education and for real world