Question

After an initially warm reception by most reviewers and continued ____ by conservative thinkers, Bloom's work came under heavy fire.

a) criticism
b) endorsement
c) denigration
d) counterattack
e) refutation

Answer 1

After an initially warm reception by most reviewers and continued endorsement by conservative thinkers, Bloom's work came under heavy fire.

Answer 2

From the question, “After an initially warm reception, by “most reviewers and continued criticism” by conservative thinkers, Bloom's work came under heavy fire”.

Explanation:

• The hierarchical pyramid is based on unilateral level and proved to be upside down for some subjects like History. Further, the taxonomy promotes higher order thinking and neglects basic skills.

• It also lacked constructivism principles. The rigid hierarchy leads to anachronism and agglomeration and overlapping of levels in some cases. Bloom’s Taxonomy reflects the features of the period it was created and does not reflect current needs.

• The taxonomical levels are indefinite and hence become pedagogically impractical and difficult as it also requires higher proficiency levels.