The critical thinking component should not be neglected in the classroom, and this is where Bloom's Taxonomy and the DOK can be useful tools in lesson preparation and assessing student milestones . Bloom's Taxonomy is undoubtedly the more widely used of the two, but it leaves something to be desired in terms of achieving the goal of completion to mastery. The downside of Bloom's Taxonomy is how long it takes to navigate through the levels, if taken literally (Wirth & Perkins,