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American educational psychologist at the University of Chicago whose committee work produced Bloom's Taxonomy, classifying educational goals across cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains. He later contributed influential research on mastery learning and the development of exceptional talent.

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Birth Year
1913 1
Death Year
1999 1
Birthplace
Lansford, Pennsylvania 1
Nationality / Culture
American 1
Defining Contribution
Led the committee that produced Bloom's Taxonomy (1956), a hierarchical classification of cognitive, affective and psychomotor learning objectives that remains the standard framework for writing instructional goals and assessments. 1
Notable Work
Taxonomy of Educational Objectives (1956) 1
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Bloom earned his doctorate at Chicago and remained on its faculty for his whole career, developing Bloom's Taxonomy there.

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Theories and Approaches Developed

Additional Source WikipediaBloom''s taxonomy, lead section
Additional Source UIC Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence, Teaching GuidesBloom's Taxonomy guide, authorship

Bloom formally proposed mastery learning in 1968.

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1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationTheories and Approaches Developed: Bloom's Taxonomy, Bloom''s taxonomy, lead section
Quote, Theories and Approaches Developed: Bloom's Taxonomy, Bloom''s taxonomy, lead section
developed by a committee of educators chaired by Benjamin Bloom in 1956
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Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: University of Chicago, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Bloom, biography section
Quote, Associated With: University of Chicago, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Bloom, biography section
He received a doctorate from the University of Chicago in 1942 and joined its faculty in 1944.
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Simply Psychology
Simply PsychologyTheories and Approaches Developed: Bloom's TaxonomyView the Source
UIC Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence, Teaching Guides
Theories and Approaches Developed: Bloom's Taxonomy, Bloom's Taxonomy guide, authorship
Quote, Theories and Approaches Developed: Bloom's Taxonomy, Bloom's Taxonomy guide, authorship
Bloom's taxonomy emerged from a 1948 meeting of university educators, chaired by Benjamin Bloom, who brainstormed a theoretical model of learning.
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Wikipedia: Mastery learning
Wikimedia FoundationTheories and Approaches Developed: Mastery LearningView the Source
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