Pring, Richard, "Bloom's Taxonomy: A Philosophical Critique," Cambridge Journal of Education, 1(February, 1971), 83-91. Reprinted pp. 36-42 in Nigel Norris, ed., Curriculum and Teaching: 35 YEars of the Cambridge Journal of Eduction. New York: Routledge, 2008.

Authors

• Richard Pring

Annotation

Critiques false distinctions in Bloom's classifications through epistemological analysis.

Broad Topical Focus

Curriculum Conceptions and Theories

Source Discipline

Curriculum

Mode of Inquiry in the Study

Philosophical Inquiry-Ampliative Criticism

Type of Study

Single Study

Narrow Topic

Curriculum Aims and Objectives