A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching and Assessing:
A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives edited by Lori Anderson and David Krathwohl, is a work that attempts to refocus educators' attention on Bloom's Taxonomy while incorporating new knowledge and thought into the original Handbook. (Preface, xxii) For individuals unfamiliar with the original, Bloom's Taxonomy is a framework for categorizing educational objectives that was first published in 1956 by B.S. Bloom (editor) M.D. Englehart, E.J. Furst, W.H. Hill, and D.R. Krathwohl as The Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, The classification of Educational Goals, Handbook I: Cognitive Domain. The original handbook has been translated into many languages and has served as the basis for test design and curriculum development throughout the world (Preface, xxi) The current revision of the handbook includes one of the original authors, D.R. Krathwohl and an elite team of cognitive psychologists, curriculum theorists and assessment specialists. The preface of the revision explains with interesting detail the conditions leading to the creation of the revised handbook. Also included is a summary of changes (Appendix A) and a condensed version of the original handbook (Appendix B)