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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, University of Newcastle
Award Date: 15 Dec 1996
Master, University of Wollongong
Bachelor, University of Wollongong
External positions
President, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australia (MERGA)
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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: Other
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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 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Cognitive Interviews ¿ Audio accommodation of NAPLAN Numeracy items
Lowrie, T., Logan, T. & Patahuddin, S.
1/11/16 → 31/12/17
Project: Other
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Samsung-SERC Spatial Reasoning Research Program
Lowrie, T., Fitzgerald, R. & Logan, T.
16/09/16 → 30/10/17
Project: Other
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Authentic Perspective-taking: Looking beyond abstract spatial skills to the influence of culture and environment.
Harris, D., Logan, T. & Lowrie, T., Apr 2022, In: Learning, Culture and Social Interaction. 33, p. 1-16 16 p., 100611.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Contemplating Goals and Strategies of Prekindergarten Programs across Nations and Programs
Lowrie, T., 2021, In: Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. 86, 1, p. 1-7 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Contextualising space: Using local knowledge to foster students’ Location and Transformation skills
Harris, D., Logan, T. & Lowrie, T., 2021, Proceedings of the 43rd annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. Leong, Y. H., Kaur, B., Choy, B. H., Yeo, J. B. W. & Chin, S. L. (eds.). Singapore: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, p. 227-234 8 p.Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Culture and geography: how do primary students map their local environment?
Lowrie, T., Jorgensen, R., Logan, T. & Harris, D., 13 Mar 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The Australian Educational Researcher. p. 1-24 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spatial reasoning, mathematics, and gender: Do spatial constructs differ in their contribution to performance?
Harris, D., Lowrie, T., Logan, T. & Hegarty, M., Mar 2021, In: British Journal of Educational Psychology. 91, 1, p. 409-441 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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