If the groups are heterogenous with respect to reading abilities, then team members are able to help each other. Discussing ideas in a group helps auditory learners construct an understanding and makes up for things they might not understand when reading the text. Going back to the essays after team discussions often proves successful. Students should respond in writing to the analysis questions. Writing about the content often helps students begin to think about the content in ways that provide a structure for understanding it in greater detail as they read.
Students can go back and add to their writing as their understanding expands.
Students can read an essay and develop a concept map of their understanding of the concepts presented. Teachers can study these concept maps to see where the students' understanding falls off. Teachers can discuss the areas of difficulty with the students and then have them reread the essays and remap. Human Approach often engages students in the study of biology by taking advantage of their age-characteristic interest in themselves. After their interest is engaged, however, the treatment of the biological concepts is expanded.