Benjamin Bloom was an American educational psychologist born in 1913. He graduated as valedictorian and received his bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology from Penn State University and a Ph.D from the University of Chicago. Bloom is renowned for developing Bloom's Taxonomy, a classification of learning objectives identifying three learning domains: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor. Bloom's Taxonomy, created in 1948, aimed to develop a classification of intellectual behavior and challenge students with higher-level questions after noticing teachers asked too many lower-level questions. Bloom's original taxonomy was later revised by one of his former students to better suit modern education.

1. Benjamin Bloom
Jean Reamer
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2. Biography
 Born in Lansford, Pennsylvania on
February 21, 1913
 His mother was a stay at home
mother
 His father was a picture framer
 Bloom graduated as the
valedictorian of his class of 1931
 Bloom attended Penn State
University where he earned his
bachelors and masters in
psychology
 Later bloom went on to receive
his Ph D. from University of
Chicago

3. Breaking down learning
 First Bloom identified the
three domains of learning
 Cognitive: what the student
knows and how thoughts are
organized
 Affective: what student is
aware of and how they feel.
 Psychomotor: students motor
skills and physical abilities

4. Bloom’s Taxonomy
• Created in 1948
• Bloom intended for this to develop
a classification of levels of
intellectual behavior
• Through his research, Bloom
noticed teachers asked too many
lower level questions and
neglected to challenge the students
with higher level questions.

5. New Vs. Old
Created by Bloom in 1948. This
is the original cognitive Updated by Blooms former
taxonomy. more information on the student. This new revised
differnces taxonomy for todays education