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Biography
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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Projects
- 15 Finished
Questacon Maths Circus
Leonard, S., Fitzgerald, R. & Lowrie, T.
Questacon-The National Science and Technology Centre
1/12/16 → 28/02/17
Project: Other
Samsung-SERC Spatial Reasoning Research Program
Lowrie, T., Fitzgerald, R. & Logan, T.
16/09/16 → 30/10/17
Project: Other
Revitalizing PE and Sport: The Victorian Regional Rural Physical Literacy Trial: Phase 2 Victoria 2017
Telford, D., Clark, B., Keegan, R., Keegan, S., Lowrie, T., Telford, R., Welvaert, M. & Wicks, L.
Cricket Australia, Australian Sports Commission, Department of Education and Training (Victoria)
1/09/16 → 30/09/18
Project: Other
Early learning STEM Australia (ELSA) pilot programme
Lowrie, T., Fitzgerald, R., Jorgensen, R., Krishnapillai, S., Leonard, S., Logan, T., Larkin, K., Lewis, C., Simoncini, K., Bateup, C. & Bacon, M.
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
1/07/16 → 14/06/19
Project: Other
Research Output
Indonesian Mathematics Teachers’ and Educators’ Perspectives on Social Media Platforms: The Case of Educational Facebook Groups
Patahuddin, S. M., Rokhmah, S. & Lowrie, T., 12 Mar 2020, In : Asia-Pacific Education Researcher. p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
In search of the mechanisms that enable transfer from spatial reasoning to mathematics understanding
Lowrie, T., Resnick, I., Harris, D. & Logan, T., 20 Jun 2020, In : Mathematics Education Research Journal. 32, 2, p. 175-188 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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(Scopus)
The re-emergence of spatial reasoning within primary years mathematics education
Wollcott, G., Logan, T., Marshman, M., Ramful, A., Whannell, R. & Lowrie, T., 1 Apr 2020, Research in Mathematics Education in Australasia 2016-2019. Way, J., Attard, C., Anderson, J., Bobis, J., McMaster, H. & Cartwright, K. (eds.). Singapore: Springer, p. 245-268 23 p.Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Chapter
The relation between mathematics achievement and spatial reasoning
Resnick, I., Harris, D., Logan, T. & Lowrie, T., 30 May 2020, In : Mathematics Education Research Journal. 32, 2, p. 171-174 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Open Access
Early Learning STEM Australia (ELSA): The Policy and Practice(s) of Engagement in the Early Years
LOWRIE, T. & LOGAN, T., 2019, Mathematics Education Research: Impacting Practice (Proceedings of the 42nd annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia): Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. Hine, G., Blackley, S. & Cooke, A. (eds.). Adelaide, Australia: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, p. 73-76 4 p.Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Conference contribution