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Associate Professor Wayne Cotton
GradCertEdStud(Higher Education)(Sydney), BEd(UOW), MEd(UOW), MCompStud(UOW), PhD(UOW)
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A35 - Education Building
The University of Sydney
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Associate Professor Wayne Cotton works in the School of Education and Social Work within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. His previous roles at the University of Sydney have included Lecturer (2008–2011) and Senior Lecturer (2012–2018). He has also held several senior leadership positions within the school, including HPE Program Director (2011–2013), Study Abroad and General Elective Director (2014–2015), Associate Dean of Teacher Education (2016–2019), and Director of Partnerships and Engagement (2020–2021).
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Teacher Education
- Teaching Performance Assessment
- Teaching Effectiveness
- Teacher Quality
Health and Sport
- Experiential education
- Sports performance
- Outdoor Education
- Physical activity
Learning Sciences; psychology of education
- Learning technologies and new media
- Learning Objects and Learning Designs
Keywords: , Teaching Performance Assessment, Teacher Quality, Teacher Education, Experiential Education, Coaching, Physical Activity, ICT
2022 Lead Investigator, facilitating a team of 17 researchers across three universities the on the Mid-Career Transition to Teaching Project, a NSW Department of Education funded initiative.
2021 Chief Investigator, co-leading a team of 11 researchers on the What’s the Evidence project, which aims to develop indicators of teacher quality to investigate the predictive validity of Teaching Performance Assessments.
2021 The Australian Institute of Sport funded Elevate program to support athletes and female coaches as they transition into more senior coaching roles
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2009: University of Wollongong Faculty of Education Highly Commended for PhD research and thesis
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2008: The University of Sydney Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Higher Education) with Distinction
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2004-2007: University Postgraduate Award
| Project title | Research student |
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| Bringing School Leadership to a HALT: A Design-based Intervention to Support the Development of Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers in NSW Schools | Michael GRAHAM |
| Health and Physical Education preservice teachers’ health literacy and health literacy teaching practices: A design-based research approach. | Cassidy KEALY-ASHBY |
| Teachers Professional Development Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) and Students' Learning Achievement in Mathematics and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Primary Schools | Tzu-ping LU |
| Positive Youth Development through Independent School Sport | Adam WATSON |
Publications
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Book Chapters
- Simpson, A., Cotton, W., Gore, J. (2021). Teacher Education/ors in Australia: Still Shaping the Profession Despite Policy Intervention. In Diane Mayer (Eds.), Teacher Education Policy and Research: Global Perspectives, (pp. 11-25). Cham: Springer. [More Information]
- Mayer, D., Cotton, W., Simpson, A. (2020). Teacher education in Australia. In J. Lampert (Eds.), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Global Perspectives on Teacher Education. NY: Oxford University Press.
- Mayer, D., Cotton, W., Simpson, A. (2017). Teacher education in Australia. In George W. Noblit (Eds.), Oxford Research Encyclopedias: Education, (pp. 1-19). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
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Journals
- White, R., Taylor, N., Dudley, D., Cotton, W., Peralta, L., Young, C., Nguyen, T. (2024). A systematic observation of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels in Australian natural blue space locations. Health Promotion International, 39(4), daae101. [More Information]
- Graham, M., Grice, C., Cotton, W. (2023). Design-based research protocols to support effective PD for emerging Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers. Issues In Educational Research, 33(4), 1380-1402. [More Information]
- Murrin, E., Taylor, N., Peralta, L., Dudley, D., Cotton, W., White, R. (2023). Does physical activity mediate the associations between blue space and mental health? A cross-sectional study in Australia. BMC Public Health, 23(1). [More Information]
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Conferences
- Galstaun, V., Cotton, W., Brownlee, P. (2019). Voices from the coalface - Student perceptions of implementing a TPA. Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference 2019, Queensland University of Technology, QLD 1-5 December.
- Cotton, W., Lockyer, L., Bricknell, G. (2009). A Journey Through a Design-Based Research Project. World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications ED-MEDIA 2009, Chesapeake, VA, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
- Cotton, W. (2008). Supporting the use of learning objects in the K-12 environment: A design-based research project. Emerging Technologies Conference 2008, Wollongong: University of Wollongong.
Report
- O'Connor, D., Cotton, W. (2010). Community Junior Sport Coaching, Part 2. Final report, December 2010.
Research Reports
- Dudley, D., Peralta, L., Cotton, W., Baxter, D. (2015). Teaching healthy eating to primary school students: A review of evidence and best practice, January 2015, (pp. 3 - 40). Sydney, Australia: NSW Department of Education and Communities. [More Information]
- O'Connor, D., Cotton, W. (2014). An evaluation of the modifications to Mini and Mod Games in Junior Rugby League. Final report, March 2014, Australia: .
- Peralta, L., Cotton, W., O'Connor, D., Bennie, A. (2012). Evaluation of the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy's (NASCA) Sporting Chance Program: Tempe, Marrickville and Alexandria Park Community High Schools, Term 4, 2011, Australia: .
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2024
- White, R., Taylor, N., Dudley, D., Cotton, W., Peralta, L., Young, C., Nguyen, T. (2024). A systematic observation of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels in Australian natural blue space locations. Health Promotion International, 39(4), daae101. [More Information]
2023
- Graham, M., Grice, C., Cotton, W. (2023). Design-based research protocols to support effective PD for emerging Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers. Issues In Educational Research, 33(4), 1380-1402. [More Information]
- Murrin, E., Taylor, N., Peralta, L., Dudley, D., Cotton, W., White, R. (2023). Does physical activity mediate the associations between blue space and mental health? A cross-sectional study in Australia. BMC Public Health, 23(1). [More Information]
- Sultoni, K., Peralta, L., Cotton, W. (2023). Technology-Supported Physical Activity Course for Increasing Physical Activity Levels of University Students: System Development and Pilot Implementation. International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 11(1), 44-57. [More Information]
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2022
- Peralta, L., Cinelli, R., Cotton, W., Morris, S., Galy, O., Caillaud, C. (2022). The barriers to and facilitators of physical activity and sport for Oceania with non-European, non-Asian (ONENA) ancestry children and adolescents: A mixed studies systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(18), 11554 1-26. [More Information]
- Sultoni, K., Peralta, L., Cotton, W. (2022). Using a design-based research approach to develop a technology-supported physical education course to increase the physical activity levels of university students: Study protocol paper. PloS One, 17(12), e0269759 1-16. [More Information]
2021
- Peralta, L., Marvell, C., Cotton, W. (2021). A sustainable service-learning program embedded in PETE: Examining the short-term influence on preservice teacher outcomes. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 40(1), 39-48. [More Information]
- Peralta, L., Cotton, W., Dudley, D., Hardy, L., Yager, Z., Prichard, I. (2021). Group-based physical activity interventions for postpartum women with children aged 0-5 years old: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. BMC Women's Health, 21(435), 1-16. [More Information]
- Simpson, A., Cotton, W., Gore, J. (2021). Teacher Education/ors in Australia: Still Shaping the Profession Despite Policy Intervention. In Diane Mayer (Eds.), Teacher Education Policy and Research: Global Perspectives, (pp. 11-25). Cham: Springer. [More Information]
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2020
- Mansfield, A., Cotton, W., Ginns, P. (2020). Design principles of youth development programs in outdoor environments: A scoping review. Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education, 23, 241-260. [More Information]
- Peralta, L., Werkhoven, T., Cotton, W., Dudley, D. (2020). Professional development for elementary school teachers in nutrition education: A content synthesis of 23 initiatives. Health Behavior and Policy Review, 7(5), 374-396. [More Information]
- Mayer, D., Cotton, W., Simpson, A. (2020). Teacher education in Australia. In J. Lampert (Eds.), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Global Perspectives on Teacher Education. NY: Oxford University Press.
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2019
- Wright, B., Winslade, M., Dudley, D., Cotton, W., Hamer, A. (2019). Protect your skin and let the fun begin: The results of an intervention to improve NSW primary schools' implementation of the SunSmart Program. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 30(2), 267-271. [More Information]
- Galstaun, V., Cotton, W., Brownlee, P. (2019). Voices from the coalface - Student perceptions of implementing a TPA. Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference 2019, Queensland University of Technology, QLD 1-5 December.
2018
- Dudley, D., Cotton, W., Peralta, L., Winslade, M. (2018). A stepped-wedge implementation and evaluation of the healthy active peaceful playgrounds for youth (HAPPY) intervention. BMC Public Health, 18(1), 1-9. [More Information]
- Werkhoven, T., Cotton, W., Dudley, D. (2018). Australian tertiary students' attitudes towards youth obesity in educational institutions. European Physical Education Review, 24(2), 181-193. [More Information]
- Barkell, J., O'Connor, D., Cotton, W. (2018). Effective strategies at the ruck in men's and women's World Rugby Sevens Series. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 13(2), 225-235. [More Information]
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2017
- Dudley, D., Cotton, W., Winslade, M., Wright, B., Jackson, K., Brown, A., Rock, V. (2017). An objective and cross-sectional examination of sun-safe behaviours in New South Wales primary schools. BMC Public Health, 17(1), 1-8. [More Information]
- Winslade, M., Wright, B., Dudley, D., Cotton, W., Brown, A. (2017). Australian primary school communities' understandings of SunSmart: a qualitative study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 41(5), 483-489. [More Information]
- Barkell, J., O'Connor, D., Cotton, W. (2017). Perturbation effects in men's and women's international sevens. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 17(1-2), 17-33. [More Information]
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2016
- O'Neill, K., Cotton, W., Cuadros, J., O'Connor, D. (2016). An Investigation of the Relative Age Effect amongst Olympic Athletes. Talent Development & Excellence, 8(1), 27-39. [More Information]
- Barkell, J., O'Connor, D., Cotton, W. (2016). Characteristics of winning men's and women's sevens rugby teams throughout the knockout Cup stages of international tournaments. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 16(2), 634-652. [More Information]
- Morley, D., Ogilvie, P., Till, K., Rothwell, M., Cotton, W., O'Connor, D., Mckenna, J. (2016). Does modifying competition affect the frequency of technical skills in junior rugby league? International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 11(6), 810-818. [More Information]
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2015
- Dudley, D., Winslade, M., Wright, B., Cotton, W., McIver, J., Jackson, K. (2015). Rationale and study protocol to evaluate the SunSmart policy intervention: A cluster randomised controlled trial of a primary school-based health promotion program. BMC Public Health, 15(1), 1-7. [More Information]
- Dudley, D., Pearson, P., Okely, A., Cotton, W. (2015). Recommendations for policy and practice of physical education in culturally and linguistically diverse Australian secondary schools based on a two-year prospective cohort study. School Psychology International, 36(2), 172-188. [More Information]
- Dudley, D., Cotton, W., Peralta, L. (2015). Teaching approaches and strategies that promote healthy eating in primary school children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 12, 1-26. [More Information]
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2014
- O'Connor, D., Cotton, W. (2014). An evaluation of the modifications to Mini and Mod Games in Junior Rugby League. Final report, March 2014, Australia: .
- Cobley, S., Hanratty, M., O'Connor, D., Cotton, W. (2014). First club location and relative age as influences on being a professional Australian Rugby League player. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 9(2), 335-346. [More Information]
- Werkhoven, T., Cotton, W., Russell, K. (2014). Pre-service health and physical education teachers' obesity-related nutrition knowledge and food habits. Journal of the Home Economics Institute of Australia, 21(3), 2-11.
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2013
- Barkell, J., O'Connor, D., Cotton, W. (2013). An examination of the progression from national schoolboy to senior representation in Australian rugby union. University of Sydney Papers in Human Movement, Health and Coach Education, 2, 1-16.
- Dudley, D., Okely, A., Pearson, P., Caputi, P., Cotton, W. (2013). Decline in enjoyment of physical education among culturally and linguistically diverse youth. International Journal of Quantitative Research in Education (IJQRE), 1(4), 408-425. [More Information]
- Cotton, W., O'Connor, D. (2013). The Effect of a Training Evaluation Tool on Youth Coaches. In Hiroyuki Nunome, Barry Drust, Brian Dawson (Eds.), Science and Football VII: The Proceedings of the Seventh World Congress on Science and Football, (pp. 385-390). Abingdon, United Kingdom: Routledge. [More Information]
2012
- Dudley, D., Okely, A., Pearson, P., Cotton, W., Caputi, P. (2012). Changes in physical activity levels, lesson context, and teacher interaction during physical education in culturally and linguistically diverse Australian schools. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9, 1-9. [More Information]
- Lubans, D., Okely, A., Morgan, P., Cotton, W., Puglisi, L., Miller, J. (2012). Description and evaluation of a social cognitive model of physical activity behaviour tailored for adolescent girls. Health Education Research, 27(1), 115-128. [More Information]
- Peralta, L., Cotton, W., O'Connor, D., Bennie, A. (2012). Evaluation of the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy's (NASCA) Sporting Chance Program: Tempe, Marrickville and Alexandria Park Community High Schools, Term 4, 2011, Australia: .
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2011
- Okely, A., Cotton, W., Lubans, D., Morgan, P., Puglisi, L., Miller, J., Wright, J., Batterham, M., Peralta, L., Perry, J. (2011). A school-based intervention to promote physical activity among adolescent girls: Rationale, design, and baseline data from the Girls in Sport group randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 11, 658-668. [More Information]
- Dudley, D., Okely, A., Pearson, P., Cotton, W. (2011). A systematic review of the effectiveness of physical education and school sport interventions targeting physical activity, movement skills and enjoyment of physical activity. European Physical Education Review, 17(3), 353-378. [More Information]
- Brymer, E., Gray, T., Cotton, W. (2011). Outdoor experiential training as a medium for the development of today's leaders. Journal of the Spirituality Leadership and Management, 5(1), 58-66.
2010
- O'Connor, D., Cotton, W. (2010). Community Junior Sport Coaching, Part 2. Final report, December 2010.
- Cotton, W. (2010). Outdoor recreation. In D Buchanan, W Cotton, K Ingram, J McLean, D OConnor, P Sinclair (Eds.), Peak Performance 1: Preliminary PDHPE, (pp. 286-318). South Yarra, Victoria, Australia: Macmillan Education Australia.
- Brymer, E., Gray, T., Cotton, W., Carpenter, C. (2010). Profiling outdoor leadership. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2(1), 93-108.
2009
- Cotton, W., Lockyer, L., Bricknell, G. (2009). A Journey Through a Design-Based Research Project. World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications ED-MEDIA 2009, Chesapeake, VA, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
- O'Connor, D., Cotton, W. (2009). Community Junior Sport Coaching: Final Report, November 2009, November 2009, (pp. 7 - 97). Canberra, Australia: Australian Sports Commission. [More Information]
2008
- Cotton, W. (2008). Supporting the use of learning objects in the K-12 environment: A design-based research project. Emerging Technologies Conference 2008, Wollongong: University of Wollongong.
Selected Grants
2021
- Whats the Evidence: Developing indicators of teacher quality to investigate the predictive validity of Teaching Performance Assessments (TPA), Simpson A, Tognolini J, Cotton W, Maher D, Yoo J, Hendry G, Preston C, Hart N, Lawson-Jones A, Department of Education (NSW)/Strategic Research Fund
- Elevate Coach Program, O'Connor D, Cotton W, Australian Sports Commission/Client Commissioned Research
2017
- AITSL - TPA Grant - University of Melbourne Consortium - Assessment for Graduate Teaching, Mayer D, Tognolini J, Simpson A, Cotton W, Talbot D, Bobis J, Brownlee P, Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)/Teaching Performance Assessment Grant Program
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