Michael W. Kernodle, Ph.D.

Department Rank:
Professor

Area:
Physical Education

Office: Convocation Center
Fax: 828-262-3138
Email: kernodlemw@appstate.edu

Education

Phd. in Kinesiology from the University of Illinois/Urban-
Champaign campus
Masters in Physical Education from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.A. in History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill

Teaching Specialties

Motor Learning, Motor Development, Sports Sociology, Net/Wall
Games

Current Courses Being Taught

Motor Skill Learning, Motor Develoment, Graduate Sports
Sociology

Professional Affiliations / Organizations

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation
and Dance
National Association for Physical Education in Higher Education
North American
United States Tennis Association
United States Professional Tennis Association
United States Professional Tennis Registry
Intercollegiate Tennis Association

Research Interests

Distance Learning, Feedback, Contextual Interference, Guidance,
Stratgey and Game Play Decision Making

Selected Publications

Kernodle, M.W., Johnson, R., & Arnold, D.A. The relative
effects of verbal error-correcting instructions versus verbal
error-correcting instructions plus videotape replay on the
learning of a multiple degree of freedom skill. (under
revision). Perceptual and Motor Skills.

Everhart, B.W, Harshaw, C., Everhart, B.A., Kernodle, M.W., &
Stubblefield, E. Multimedia software's effects on high school
physical education student's fitness patterns. The Physical
Educator. (in press).

Jung, A.P., Nieman, D,C., & Kernodle, M.W. (2000). Prediction
of maximal aerobic power in adolescents from cycle ergometry.
Journal of Pediatric Exercise Science. (in press).

Nieman, D.C., Kernodle, M.W., Henson, D. A., Sonnenfeld, G., &
Morton, D. A. The acute response of the immune system to tennis
drills in adolescent athletes. Research Quarterly for Exercise
and Sport, 71(4), 403-408.

Everhart, B., Kernodle, M.W., Turner, E.T., Harshaw, C., &
Arnold, D. (1999). The effects of a creative problem-solving
intervention on the gameplay decisions of university badminton
students. The Journal of Creative Behavior, 33(2), 138-149.

Kernodle, M.W., Turner, E.T., & Everhart, B. (1999). Out of the
gate: Make your PETE majors front runners. The Journal of
Physical Education, Recreation and Dance 70(2), 71-74.

Kernodle, M.W., & Turner, E.T. (1998). The use of guidance
techniques in the teaching of tennis, badminton and
racquetball. The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and
Dance, 69(5), 49-54.

Kernodle, M.W., & Carlton, L.G. (1992). Information feedback
and the learning of multiple degree of freedom activities.
Journal of Motor Behavior, 24(2), 187-195.

The relative effects of four types of information presentation
on learning a multiple degree of freedom skill. Dissertation
Abstracts International, 1989.

Kernodle, M.W. (1982). A cinematographical analysis of the
forehand drive volley. Proceedings of the International
Symposium on the Effective Teaching of Racquet Sports.