Which educator chaired the committee that devised the 1956 Taxonomy of Educational Objectives?
ABenjamin Bloom
BLev Vygotsky
CJerome Bruner
DJohn Dewey
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Benjamin Bloom
1. The 1956 framework for classifying educational goals came from a committee of educators.
2. That committee was chaired by Benjamin Bloom, who also edited the first handbook.
3. Vygotsky, Bruner and Dewey wrote on learning and teaching but did not chair this committee.
_Source: Wikipedia, Bloom's taxonomy, Lead section_
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