Benjamin Bloom was an American educational psychologist who developed Bloom's Taxonomy, a classification of learning objectives within education. According to his taxonomy, there are six levels of learning: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. The levels progress from basic recall or recognition of facts and concepts to the more complex abilities to apply, analyze, evaluate, and create new information or materials. Bloom's Taxonomy provides a framework for teachers to design lessons and assessments that help students reach higher levels of thinking.