Papers
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2012
Diezmann, C. M., & Lowrie, T. (2012). Learning to think spatially: What do students 'see' in numeracy test items? International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 10, 1469-1490.
Lowrie, T., Diezmann, C. M., & Logan, T. (2012). A framework for mathematics graphical tasks: The influence of the graphic element on student sense making. Mathematics Education Research Journal, 24(2), 169-187.
2011
Lowrie, T., & Diezmann, C. M. (2011). Solving graphics tasks: Gender differences in middle-school students. Learning and Instruction, 21(1), 109-125.
Lowrie, T., Diezmann, C. M., & Logan, T. (2011). Primary students’ performance on map tasks: The role of context. In B. Ubuz (Ed.). Proceedings of the 35th conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 3, pp. 145-152).Ankara, Turkey: PME.
Lowrie, T., Diezmann, C. M., & Logan, T. (2011, September 21). Understanding graphicacy: Students’ sense making on mathematics assessment items. International Journal of Mathematics Teaching and Learning. Retrieved from http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/journal/default.htm
Lowrie, T., Diezmann, C. M., & Kay, R. (2011). The development of the Graphics-Decoding Proficiency instrument. Evaluation and Research in Education.
2010
Diezmann, C. M., Lowrie, T., & Sugars, L. (2010). Primary students' success on the structured number line. Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 15(4), 24-28.
Diezmann, C. M., & Lowrie, T. (2010). Students as decoders of graphics in mathematics. In L. Sparrow, B. Kissane, & C. Hurst (Eds.), Shaping the future of mathematics education (Proceedings of the 33rd annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, pp. 161-168). Fremantle, WA: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia.
2009
Diezmann, C. M., & Lowrie, T. (2009). An instrument for assessing primary students’ knowledge of information graphics in mathematics. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice, 16(2), 131-147.
Diezmann, C. M., & Lowrie, T. (2009). The role of fluency in a mathematics item with an embedded graphic: Interpreting a pie chart. ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 41(5), 651-662.
Diezmann, C. M., & Lowrie, T. (2009). Primary students’ spatial visualization and spatial orientation: An evidence base for instruction. In M. Tzekaki, M. Kaldrimidou & C. Sakonidis (Eds.), Proceedings of the 33rd annual conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 2, pp. 417-424). Thessaloniki, Greece: PME.
Diezmann, C. M., Lowrie, T., Sugars, L., & Logan, T. (2009). The visual side to numeracy: Students’ sensemaking with graphics. Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 14(1), 16-20.
Lowrie, T., Diezmann, C. M., & Logan, T. (2009). Gender effects in orientation on primary students’ performance on items rich in graphics. In M. Tzekaki, M. Kaldrimidou & C. Sakonidis (Eds.), Proceedings of the 33rd annual conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 4, pp. 33-39). Thessaloniki, Greece: PME.
Lowrie, T., & Diezmann, C. M. (2009). National Numeracy Tests: A graphic tells a thousand words. Australian Journal of Education, 53(2), 141-158.
2008
Diezmann, C. M. (2008). Graphics and the National Numeracy Tests. In M. Goos, R. Brown & K. Makar (Eds.), Navigating currents and charting directions (Proceedings of the 31st annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Vol. 2, pp. 659-662). Brisbane, QLD: MERGA.
Diezmann, C. M., & Lowrie, T. (2008). The role of information graphics in mathematical proficiency. In M. Goos, R. Brown & K. Makar (Eds.), Navigating currents and charting directions (Proceedings of the 31st annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Vol. 2, pp. 647-650). Brisbane, QLD: MERGA.
Diezmann, C. M., & Lowrie, T. (2008). Upper primary students' errors in interpreting graphically oriented mathematics assessment items. In P. L. Jeffery (Ed.), Changing climates: Education for sustainable futures (Proceedings of the 2008 conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education, pp. 1-14). Brisbane: AARE.
Lowrie, T. (2008). A longitudinal study of student performance on items rich in graphics. In M. Goos, R. Brown & K. Makar (Eds.), Navigating currents and charting directions (Proceedings of the 31st annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Vol. 2, pp. 651-654). Brisbane, QLD: MERGA.
Logan, T., & Greenlees, J. (2008). Standardised assessment in mathematics: The tale of two items. InM. Goos, R. Brown & K. Makar (Eds.), Navigating currents and charting directions (Proceedings of the 31st annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Vol. 2, pp. 655-658). Brisbane, QLD: MERGA.
Diezmann, C. M., & Lowrie, T. (2008). Assessing primary students’ knowledge of maps. In O. Figueras, J. L. Cortina, S. Alatorre, T. Rojano & A. Sepúlveda, (Eds.), Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education 32, and the North American chapter XXX (Vol. 2, pp. 415-421). Morealia, Michoacán, México: PME.
2007
Diezmann, C. M. & Lowrie, T. (2007). The development of primary students’ knowledge of the structured number line. In J.H. Woo, H.C. Lew, K.S. Park & D.Y. Seo (Eds.) Proceedings of the 31st annual Psychology of Mathematics Education Conference (Vol. 2, pp. 201-208). Seoul, Korea: PME.
Lowrie, T., & Diezmann, C. M. (2007). Solving graphics problems: Student performance in the junior grades. The Journal of Educational Research, 100(6), 369-377.
Lowrie, T. & Diezmann, C. M. (2007). Middle school students’ interpretation of graphing tasks: Difficulties within a graphical language. In C. S. Lim, S. Fatimah, G. Munirah, S. Hajar, M. Y. Hashimah, W. L. Gan & T. Y. Hwa (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th East Asia regional conference on Mathematics Education (pp. 430-436). Penang: Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Diezmann, C. M., Lowrie, T. J. & Kozak, N. (2007). Essential differences between high and low performers’ thinking about graphically-oriented numeracy items. In J. Watson & K. Beswick (Eds.), Mathematics: Essential research, essential practice (Proceedings of the 30th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (Vol. 1, pp. 226-235). Sydney: MERGA.
2006
Diezmann, C. M., & Lowrie, T. (2006). Primary students ’ knowledge of and errors on number lines. In P. Grootenboer, R. Zevenbergen & M. Chinnappan (Eds.), Identities, cultures and learning spaces (Proceedings of the 29th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Vol. 1, pp. 171-178). Adelaide, SA: MERGA.
2005
Lowrie, T., & Diezmann, C. M. (2005). Fourth-grade students’ performance on graphical languages in mathematics. In H. L. Chick & J. L. Vincent (Eds.), Proceedings of the 29th annual conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 3, pp. 265-272). Melbourne, VIC: PME.