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Tom was appointed as one of the University's Centenary Professors in 2014. His previous positions included working as a primary school classroom teacher, teaching mathematics education and research method courses to undergraduate and postgraduate students and working with classroom teachers on curriculum frameworks. Previous administrative positions include being a Head of School, Head of Campus and Research Director of a multidisciplinary research institute.
Tom has an established international research profile in the discipline area of mathematics and STEM education. His concentrated and sustained (over 20 years) body of work has focused on the extent to which primary-aged students use spatial reasoning and visual imagery to solve mathematics problems and the role and nature of graphics in mathematics assessment. More recently, his research has expanded to include students' use of digital tools and dynamic imagery to solve problems and developing spatial curriculum for primary and secondary classrooms.
Tom is the Program Director for the Early Learning STEM Australia (ELSA) project. A nation-wide Australian Government initiative to increase the participation of Australian children in STEM and improve their digital literacy.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Visual imagery in primary school mathematics, University of Newcastle
Award Date: 15 Dec 1996
Master, Master of Education (MEd), , University of Wollongong
Bachelor, Bachelor of Education (BEd), University of Wollongong
External positions
President, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australia (MERGA)
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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ASRP: Integrating STEM Practices into Physical Education as a Personalised Learning Approach for Foundation Students
WILLIAMS, J., Shaddock, C., Lowrie, T., HARRIS, D., DAVIES, M. & BENNETT, L.
5/04/23 → 29/11/24
Project: Research
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Spatial intervention: An enduring model for building mathematics achievement
Lowrie, T., RESNICK, I., LOGAN, T. & PATAHUDDIN, S.
1/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Early Learning STEM Australia (ELSA) F-2 Program
Lowrie, T., Bacon, M., Levido, A., Hope, R., Lommatsch, G., Crowley, J., LOGAN, T., PATAHUDDIN, S., LOMMATSCH, C., Larkin, K. & RESNICK, I.
18/06/21 → 7/01/26
Project: Research
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Equity and Spatial Reasoning: Reducing the mathematics achievement gap in gender and social disadvantage
Lowrie, T., JORGENSEN, R. & LOGAN, T.
1/03/17 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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Framing Geometric Representations and Practices in Culturally Diverse Settings
Lowrie, T., 2024, Proceedings of the 26th ICMI Study Conference (Advances in Geometry Education). Lowrie, T., Gutiérrez, A. & Emprin, F. (eds.). IREM de REIMS, p. 1-4 4 p.Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Insights from Paper Folding: Spatial Visualization Processes and Their Link to Mathematics.
Harris, D. & Lowrie, T., 23 Jun 2024, Spatial Cognition XIII: 13th International Conference, Spatial Cognition 2024, Dublin, Ireland, June 25–28, 2024, Proceedings. Živković, M., Duffy, G., Buckley, J. & Pagkratidou, M. (eds.). Springer, p. 3-18 16 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Chapter › peer-review
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Preschool children’s repeating patterning skills: evidence of their capability from a large scale, naturalistic, Australia wide study
Larkin, K., Resnick, I. & Lowrie, T., 2024, In: Mathematical Thinking and Learning. 26, 2, p. 127-142 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The development of high school students’ statistical literacy across grade level
Kurnia, B., Lowrie, T. & Patahuddin, S., Mar 2024, In: Mathematics Education Research Journal. 36, Suppl 1, p. 7-35 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unleashing the potential: spatializing middle school mathematics for enhanced learning
WINARTI, D., PATAHUDDIN, S. & LOWRIE, T., 19 Jul 2024, In: Educational Studies in Mathematics: an international journal. p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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