Students who review previously learned course material at various times throughout a semester to pass a comprehensive final are especially likely to demonstrate long-term retention of the course material. this best illustrates the value of:

Answer: The spacing effect.

The spacing effect it's when the process of learning is greater when students spread out the information they have to retain over time, instead of studying the same amount of content in one session before an exam. The effect of intense, last-minute studying is not as effective.