Educational Psychology Basis of Academic Achievement Assessment

Abstract

Taxonomy of educational objectives is the essence of the famous American psychologists like Bloom for their research work over the year. In 1956, Taxonomy of Educational Objectives (Book 1): Cognitive Field was formally published. It marks the maturity of Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives in cognitive field. In 1964, Taxonomy of Educational Objectives (Book 2): Affective Field was published. After that, Simpton and Haro published their research work in skills field, separately. Among these studies, the research of cognitive field by Bloom and his colleagues is the most influential study. This book was translated into more than 20 languages, spread to many countries of the world. It is regarded as one of the most influential work in the twenty-first century. In 2001, it was revised by a group of famous curriculum and psychology specialists and republished named as A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Abridged Edition. It is very rare in the history of education, which shows its great vitality.