What is Benjamin Bloom's full name?
Benjamin Samuel Bloom
Benjamin Bloom date of birth:
February 21, 1913
How old was Benjamin Bloom when died?
86
Where was Benjamin Bloom born?
Lansford, Pennsylvania
When did Benjamin Bloom die?
September 13, 1999
Benjamin Bloom body shape:
Average
What religion is Benjamin Bloom?
Jewish
What is Benjamin Bloom's ethnicity?
White
What is Benjamin Bloom nationality?
American
What is Benjamin Bloom's occupation?
Psychologist
Short Biography
Benjamin Samuel Bloom (February 21, 1913 – September 13, 1999) was an American educational psychologist who made contributions to the classification of educational objectives and to the theory of mastery-learning. He also directed a research team which conducted a major investigation into the development of exceptional talent whose results are relevant to the question of eminence, exceptional achievement, and greatness. In 1956, Bloom edited the first volume of Taxonomy of educational objectives: the classification of educational goals, which outlined a classification of learning objectives that has come to be known as Bloom's Taxonomy and remains a foundational and essential element within the educational community as evidenced in the 1981 survey Significant writings that have influenced the curriculum: 1906-1981, by H.G. Shane and the 1994 yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education. Bloom's Two Sigma problem is also named after him.