{"id":2874,"date":"2023-02-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bocatc.org.user.server321.com\/boc-practice-analysis-8th-edition-may-impact-your-education-program\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T19:54:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T19:54:41","slug":"boc-practice-analysis-8th-edition-may-impact-your-education-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bocatc.org\/newsroom\/boc-practice-analysis-8th-edition-may-impact-your-education-program\/","title":{"rendered":"BOC Practice Analysis, 8th Edition May Impact Your Education Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right; width: 342px; height: 228px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bocatc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/iStock-1330545912_-_In_Article.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"228\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/bocatc.org\/athletic-trainer-life-cycle\/#t2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BOC Practice Analysis, 8th Edition<\/a>&#8221; (PA8) can impact the content within your educational program as you prepare students for the BOC exam. The PA8 is effective for the BOC Athletic Trainer exam beginning with the March\/April 2023 exam window. Now is a good time to become familiar with changes as we transition to PA8.<\/p>\n<p>The BOC Practice Analysis identifies essential knowledge and skills for the athletic training profession and serves as a blueprint for exam development and continuing competence programming. To assist educators and program directors in making the transition, PA8 changes and resources are highlighted below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Practice Analysis, 8th Edition Comparison to Practice Analysis, 7th Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This resource outlines what has changed and what remains the same when comparing &#8220;Practice Analysis, 7th Edition&#8221; (PA7) to PA8. Access this resource on the <a href=\"https:\/\/bocatc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boc-comparison-of-pa8-to-pa7-20211228-1.pdf\">BOC website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crosswalk Comparing BOC Practice Analysis, 8th Edition and CAATE 2020 Standards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A crosswalk overview is also available, which compares PA8 to the &#8220;2020 Standards for Accreditation of Professional Athletic Training Programs&#8221; from the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). Access this resource on the <a href=\"https:\/\/bocatc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boc-crosswalk-of-PA8-to-CAATE-Standards-20230920-1.pdf\">BOC website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Domain Name Changes <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Three domain names changed as noted below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 868px; height: 227px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bocatc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image.png\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"868\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Weighting of Domains<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Domain weighting also changed per the table below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 370px; height: 152px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bocatc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/x1z254.jpg\" width=\"370\" height=\"152\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Terminology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AT educators can find new terminology to align with published literature.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Risk reduction<\/li>\n<li>Health literacy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Educators and program directors can purchase full PA8 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/bocatc.org\/athletic-trainer-life-cycle\/#t2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BOC website<\/a>. Free resources including the <a href=\"https:\/\/bocatc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/boc-pa8-content-outline-20230109-1.pdf\">Content Outline for PA8<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bocatc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/NhkXiE-boc-how-to-use-pa8-20211228.pdf\">How to Use PA8<\/a> are also available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/bocatc.org\/athletic-trainer-life-cycle\/#t2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BOC website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8220;BOC Practice Analysis, 8th Edition&#8221; (PA8) can impact the content within your educational program as you prepare students for the BOC exam. The PA8 is effective for the BOC Athletic Trainer exam beginning with the March\/April 2023 exam window. 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