Researchers at the University of Florida at San Diego found that cramming in facts for examinations will help in long term retention of what was learned. Results of their investigations indicate that if studying is spaced out over longer duration, long term recall is facilitated. Tests conducted by them showed that those who crammed and overlearned a topic did better in the short term over others who did not. However, after several weeks, there was no visible differences.
Chunking is one technique commonly advocated by experts to facilitate studying. By breaking up materials in small chunks, it was found that students could understand and master the materials more quickly. With periodic review of what was learned, long term retention improved significantly.
As such, it does make sense to study on a regular basis rather than doing it at the very last minute before the examinations.
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