Shift in Classroom Autonomy and Learning Source

During indirect instruction, students are thinking more for themselves. However, the social instructional approach encourages further independent thinking, with students thinking together in groups, being prompted by the teacher but mostly thinking on their own. This empowers students to take charge of their learning even further, forcing them to think for themselves and contribute within a group, gauging their critical thinking skills and task completion according to their peers rather than solely by the teacher's feedback.