My subject is on whether video games could be helpful in furthering education in the classroom or if they are a needless distraction like many believe.

Subject Search

Database: EBSCOhost education

Source: Elkins, A. J. (2015). Lets Play: Why School Librarians Should Embrace Gaming in the Library. Knowledge Quest, 43(5), 58-63.

Search Term: School Video Games

The search was pretty useful. It turned up a fair few articles that I had already been looking at that would be good with this topic, but I was able to find a few new ones as well. All of the sources that I saw through this search either were able to add towards my argument or were able to offer points to watch out for.

Citation Trace

Database: Google Scholar

Source: Jensen, E. O., & Hanghøj, T. (2020). What’s the Math in Minecraft? A design-Based Study of Students’ Perspectives and Mathematical Experiences across Game and School Domains. Electronic Journal of E-Learning, 18(3), 261-274.

How many sources cited it: 4

How many sources did it cite: 38

This showed plenty of new sources that I could use that would either directly or indirectly work with my argument. I did check this source on EBSCOhost education, where I originally found it, but Google Scholar was able to get me a better list of how many sources cited the study.