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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 education. His concentrated and sustained (over almost 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.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Newcastle
Master, University of Wollongong
Bachelor, University of Wollongong
External positions
President, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australia (MERGA)
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Projects 2012 2020
Processing graphical information in digital environments: Visuospatial reasoning in mathematics.
LOWRIE, T., Hegarty, T. & LOGAN, T.
13/05/15 → 13/05/20
Project: Other
Cognitive Interviews ¿ Audio accommodation of NAPLAN Numeracy items
LOWRIE, T., LOGAN, T. & PATAHUDDIN, S.
1/11/16 → 31/12/17
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.
1/09/16 → 30/09/18
Project: Other
Research Output 2008 2019
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
educator
heuristics
learning
learning environment
experience
Examining teachers’ knowledge of line graph task: A case of travel task
PATAHUDDIN, S. & LOWRIE, T., 15 Apr 2019, In : International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. 17, 4, p. 781-800 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Teacher Knowledge
Line Graph
travel
teacher
Graph in graph theory
Experience, represent, apply (ERA): A heuristic for digital engagement in the early years
Lowrie, T. & Larkin, K., 22 Apr 2019, In : British Journal of Educational Technology. p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
heuristics
experience
mathematics
educator
engineering
The Role and Nature of Digital Technology use in Preschool STEM
Larkin, K. & LOWRIE, T., 2019, Mathematics Education Research: Impacting Practice: 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. 69-72 4 p.Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Conference contribution
childhood
Teaching
teacher
learning
evidence
A learning design for developing mathematics understanding: The ELPSA framework
LOWRIE, T., LOGAN, T. & PATAHUDDIN, S., Nov 2018, In : Australian Mathematics Teacher. 74, 4, p. 26-31 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Students