Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

• Alahmari, M., Jdaitawi, M. T., Rasheed, A., Abduljawad, R., Hussein, E., Alzahrani, M., & Awad, N. (2023). Trends and gaps in empirical research on gamification in science education: A systematic review of the literature. Contemporary Educational Technology, 15(3), Article ep431. https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/13177
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• Ball, C., Huang, K. T., Cotten, S. R., & Rikard, R. V. (2020a). Gaming the SySTEM: The relationship between video games and the digital and STEM divides. Games and Culture, 15(5), 501-528. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412018812513
• Ball, C., Huang, K. T., Francis, J., Kadylak, T., & Cotten, S. R. (2020b). A call for computer recess: The impact of computer activities on predominantly minority students’ technology and application self-efficacy. American Behavioral Scientist, 64(7), 883-899. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764220919142
• Bofferding, L., Chen, L., Kocabas, S., & Aqazade, M. (2022). Early elementary students’ use of shape and location schemas when embedding and disembedding. Education Sciences, 12(2), Article 83. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12020083
• Botes, W. (2024). Demonstrating pedagogical content knowledge through the development of educational science board games. European Journal of STEM Education, 9(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.20897/ejsteme/14136
• Burušić, J., Šimunović, M., & Šakić, M. (2021). Technology-based activities at home and STEM school achievement: The moderating effects of student gender and parental education. Research in Science and Technological Education, 39(1), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/02635143.2019.1646717
• Coelho, F., Rando, B., Aparicio, D., Pontifice-Sousa, P., Gonçalves, D., & Abreu, A. M. (2025). The impact of educational gamification on cognition, emotions, and motivation: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Computers in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40692-025-00366-x
• Cohen, S. M., Hazari, Z., Mahadeo, J., Sonnert, G., & Sadler, P. M. (2021). Examining the effect of early STEM experiences as a form of STEM capital and identity capital on STEM identity: A gender study. Science Education, 105(6), 1126-1150. https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.21670
• Coleman, T. E., & Money, A. G. (2020). Student-centred digital game-based learning: A conceptual framework and survey of the state of the art. Higher Education, 79(3), 415-457. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-019-00417-0
• De Freitas, S. (2018). Are games effective learning tools? A review of educational games. Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 21(2), 74-84.
• Gao, F., Li, L., & Sun, Y. (2020). A systematic review of mobile game-based learning in STEM education. Educational Technology Research and Development, 68, 1791-1827. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-020-09787-0
• Hunt, J., Marino, M. T. M., Bentley, A. D. B., & Banzon, K. H. A. (2022). Enhancing engagement and fraction concept knowledge with a universally designed game based curriculum. Learning Disabilities, 20(1), 77-95.
• Hunt, J., Taub, M., Duarte, A., Bentley, B., Womack-Adams, K., Marino, M., Holman, K., & Kuhlman, A. (2023a). Elementary teachers’ perceptions and enactment of supplemental, game-enhanced fraction intervention. Education Sciences, 13(11), Article 1071. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13111071
• Hunt, J., Taub, M., Marino, M., Duarte, A., Bentley, B., Holman, K., & Kuhlman, A. (2023b). Effects of game-enhanced supplemental fraction curriculum on student engagement, fraction knowledge, and STEM interest. Education Sciences, 13(7), Article 646. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13070646
• Juric, P., Bakaric, M. B., & Matetic, M. (2018). Design and implementation of anonymized social network-based mobile game system for learning mathematics. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning, 13(12), 83-98. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v13i12.8762
• Juric, P., Bakaric, M. B., & Matetic, M. (2021). Cognitive predispositions of students for STEM success and differences in solving problems in the computer game for learning mathematics. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy, 11(44), 81-94. https://doi.org/10.3991/IJEP.V11I4.20587
• Kefalis, C., Skordoulis, C., & Drigas, A. (2025). Digital simulations in STEM education: Insights from recent empirical studies, a systematic review. Encyclopedia, 5(1), 10-28. https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia5010010
• King, D., & English, L. D. (2016). Engineering design in the primary school: Applying STEM concepts to build an optical instrument. International Journal of Science Education, 38(18), 2762-2794. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2016.1262567
• Kustiyarto, R. A., & Marhaeni, N. H. (2025). Systematic literature review: Pengembangan game edukasi berbasis construct 2 untuk meningkatkan pemahaman konsep matematika dan literasi digital [Development of educational games based on construct 2 to improve understanding of mathematical concepts and digital literacy]. ARSEN: Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan, 2(2), 75-84. https://doi.org/10.30822/arsen.v2i2.3381
• Marks, D., LaRose, S., Brady, C., Erasmus, M., & Karcher, E. L. (2021). Integrated STEM and poultry science curriculum to increase agricultural literacy. Poultry Science, 100(10), Article 101319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2021.101319
• Mawas, N. El, Tal, I., Bogusevschi, D., & Andrews, J. (2020). Investigating the impact of an adventure-based 3D solar system game on primary school learning process. Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 12(2), 165-190. https://doi.org/10.34105/j.kmel.2020.12.009
• Mildenhall, P., Sherriff, B., & Cowie, B. (2021). The honey bees game: Engaging and inspiring the community with STEM. Research in Science and Technological Education, 39(2), 225-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/02635143.2019.1687440
• Mullin, E., & Milburn, A. B. (2021). Logistics to the rescue: An elementary introduction to planning in disaster response decision environments. INFORMS Transactions on Education, 21(3), 152-159. https://doi.org/10.1287/ITED.2019.0234
• Nang, H., & Harfield, A. (2018). A framework for evaluating tablet-based educational applications for primary school levels in Thailand. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies, 12(5), 126-139. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v12i5.9009
• Orak, S., Çilek, A., & Yilmaz, F. G. (2020). Adaptation of traditional children’s games to social studies course: STEM course design for teachers. Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 15(6), 1422-1438. https://doi.org/10.18844/CJES.V15I6.4318
• Ouariachi, T., & Elving, W. J. L. (2024). Educational escape rooms in climate change education learning by doing. In U. Hakan, A. K. Menşure, & G. U. Ömer (Eds.), Climate change, education, and technology (pp. 12-23). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781032719672-2
• Page, M. J., McKenzie, J. E., Bossuyt, P. M., Boutron, I., Hoffmann, T. C., Mulrow, C. D., Shamseer, L., Tetzlaff, J. M., Akl, E. A., Brennan, S. E., Chou, R., Glanville, J., Grimshaw, J. M., Hróbjartsson, A., Lalu, M. M., Li, T., Loder, E. W., Mayo-Wilson, E., McDonald, S. … Moher, D. (2021). The PRISMA 2020 statement: An updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews. BMJ, 372, Article n71. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n71
• Podpečan, V. (2023). Can you dance? A study of child-robot interaction and emotional response using the NAO robot. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 7(9), Article 85. https://doi.org/10.3390/mti7090085
• Puig, A., Rodríguez, I., Baldeón, J., & Múria, S. (2022). Children building and having fun while they learn geometry. Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 30(3), 741-758. https://doi.org/10.1002/cae.22484
• Pum, M., Mey, D., Van, S., & Seung, S. (2025). Gamification for developing 21st-century skills in education: A review of current practices and impacts. Interdisciplinary Educational Technology, 1(1), Article e103. https://doi.org/10.71176/interedtech/17569
• Ramli, R. Z., Marobi, N. A. U., & Sahari@Ashaari, N. (2021). Microorganisms: Integrating augmented reality and gamification in a learning tool. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 12(6), 354-359. https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2021.0120639
• Repenning, A., Webb, D. C., Koh, K. H., Nickerson, H., Miller, S. B., Brand, C., Horses, I. H. M., Basawapatna, A., Gluck, F., Grover, R., Gutierrez, K., & Repenning, N. (2015). Scalable game design: A strategy to bring systemic computer science education to schools through game design and simulation creation. ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 15(2), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1145/2700517
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• Rowe, E., Almeda, M. V., Asbell-Clarke, J., Scruggs, R., Baker, R., Bardar, E., & Gasca, S. (2021). Assessing implicit computational thinking in Zoombinis puzzle gameplay. Computers in Human Behavior, 120, Article 106707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106707
• Slattery, E. J., Butler, D., Marshall, K., Barrett, M., Hyland, N., O’Leary, M., & McAvinue, L. P. (2024). Effectiveness of a Minecraft education intervention for improving spatial thinking in primary school children: A mixed methods two-level cluster randomised trial. Learning and Instruction, 94, Article 102003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2024.102003
• Tejada-Simon, M. V. (2024). Exploring the impact of game-based learning and creative active-learning activities on student engagement and academic performance: A case study in the basic sciences for pharmacy education. Physiology, 39(S1), Article 935. https://doi.org/10.1152/physiol.2024.39.S1.935
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• Yllana-Prieto, F., González-Gómez, D., & Jeong, J. S. (2023). The escape room and breakout as an aid to learning STEM contents in primary schools: An examination of the development of pre-service teachers in Spain. Education 3-13, 53(1), 15-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2022.2163183
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APA

Haerani, R. P. R., Efwinda, S., Suhartini, E., Sulaeman, N. F., Zahidsyahtya, M. A., & Khoiriyah, R. (2026). A systematic literature review of STEM learning using games in elementary education. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 22(6), em2845. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18707

Vancouver

Haerani RPR, Efwinda S, Suhartini E, Sulaeman NF, Zahidsyahtya MA, Khoiriyah R. A systematic literature review of STEM learning using games in elementary education. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2026;22(6):em2845. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18707

AMA

Haerani RPR, Efwinda S, Suhartini E, Sulaeman NF, Zahidsyahtya MA, Khoiriyah R. A systematic literature review of STEM learning using games in elementary education. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2026;22(6), em2845. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18707

Chicago

Haerani, Rosita Putri Rahmi, Shelly Efwinda, Erna Suhartini, Nurul Fitriyah Sulaeman, Muhammad Amiq Zahidsyahtya, and Riva Khoiriyah. "A systematic literature review of STEM learning using games in elementary education". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2026 22 no. 6 (2026): em2845. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18707

Harvard

Haerani, R. P. R., Efwinda, S., Suhartini, E., Sulaeman, N. F., Zahidsyahtya, M. A., and Khoiriyah, R. (2026). A systematic literature review of STEM learning using games in elementary education. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 22(6), em2845. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18707

MLA

Haerani, Rosita Putri Rahmi et al. "A systematic literature review of STEM learning using games in elementary education". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 22, no. 6, 2026, em2845. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/18707