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This chapter focuses on the multiple-choice items of the Board of Certification (BOC) entry-level athletic trainer examination. These questions are taken from the six performance domains of athletic training identified by the Role Delineation Study (Table 5-1). Strategies for approaching the focused testlet stand-alone alternative items are discussed in Chapter 6.
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STRUCTURE AND TYPES OF MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
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Each multiple-choice question consists of a stem and five answer options. The stem presents the basic idea, or premise, of the question. Of the five possible answer options, only one is the correct answer; the other four are incorrect and are called distractors.
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You will be faced with three types of multiple-choice questions designed to measure your ability to recall, apply, or analyze information. These three types of questions can be placed on a continuum whereby recall questions are the most basic; application questions require an additional level of thought; and analysis questions require the highest levels of processing.
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Recall questions require only that you remember facts, definitions, rules, and so on. Following are some examples.
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Which of the following muscles is responsible for elbow flexion and forearm supination?
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Option C is correct, because the biceps brachii is the only muscle that performs elbow flexion and forearm supination. This question tests your ability to recall basic anatomy.
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Of the following joints, which one is proximal to the knee?
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Option D is correct, because the hip is the only articulation above the knee. Note that some questions will test more than one type of knowledge. In this question, two skills are being tested: vocabulary, because the definition of proximal is ...