Benjamin S. Bloom (1913 – 1999) was an American education psychologist who is best known for his mastery learning theory. Bloom received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Penn State University and a Ph. D. in education from the University of Chicago. In addition to serving as professor at the University of Chicago, Bloom advised the ministeries of education in foreign nations like Israel and India.
His basic theory of mastery learning is that learning objectives could be organized according to their cognitive complexity. His interest was in providing teachers a tool not only for assessment but for creating successful learning sequences in their lessons.
Bloom published his taxonomy in the 50's and it has been revised many times over the years. It is interesting to note that Benjamin Bloom, never used a pyramid to illustrate his taxonomy.
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