We knew the
Washington Post was in the
Broad Boys' Testocracy Club. They have a vested interest--
Kaplan pays their bills.
The
New York Times has joined in the Hypocrisy Testocracy with just plain bad reporting. Read
"To Really Learn, Quit Studying and Take a Test."
Yes, if you read a brief passage, then make yourself try to recall it, you retain the information better. There are various forms of this--I like SQ3R (survey, question, read, recite, and review), but there are many variations on the theme.
Really, next time
invest the $15 it takes to get the whole article.
Or just ask one of us. We used to be professionals.