Through the annotation process, students can document their thoughts and questions in an iterative process. They believe that a good learning environment is one where instructors work with students on their “thinking routines” by asking students to display their thinking in a variety of ways, one of which is annotation. In Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners, Ritchhart, Church, and Morrison (2011) state that learning has more to do with developing good habits of mind than with developing good test takers.
