Benjamin Bloom

Benjamin Bloom was an American educational psychologist best known for creating Bloom's Taxonomy in 1956, a framework that classifies educational goals. It organizes learning objectives into a hierarchy, ranging from basic knowledge recall to complex evaluation and creation skills. This taxonomy helps educators design curriculum and assessments by encouraging higher-order thinking. Bloom's work emphasizes the importance of not just memorizing information, but also understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating new ideas based on that knowledge. His contributions have significantly influenced teaching methods and educational practices around the world.