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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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Projects
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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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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 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Questacon Maths Circus
Leonard, S., Fitzgerald, R. & Lowrie, T.
Questacon-The National Science and Technology Centre
1/12/16 → 28/02/17
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
Research Output
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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 › peer-review
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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 › 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., Jul 2020, In: British Journal of Educational Psychology. p. 1-33 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 › peer-review
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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
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