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Tracking an intervention (DBR)

As a case's author, set a baseline, run a strategy, and track behaviour over time using Direct Behavior Rating.

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The "Intervention & Monitoring" section lets you put a strategy into practice with a real student and track how it's going over time. It uses Direct Behavior Rating (DBR) — a simple, well-established way to rate behaviour on a regular basis and watch the trend.

This section is only visible to the case's own author. No one else — not other readers — can see your intervention or its ratings. It's your private progress tracker.

How to track an intervention

Set a baseline

Before you change anything, record where things stand now. You rate the student on three 0–10 scales:

  • Disruptive Behaviour
  • Academic Engagement
  • Respectful Behaviour

This baseline is what you'll measure progress against.

Choose a strategy

Decide what you're going to try. You can write your own strategy, or adopt one of the AI-recommended solutions from the case so your tracking is tied directly to a concrete plan.

Run the intervention

Put your strategy into practice with the student over the following days or weeks.

Record ratings over time

As the intervention runs, come back and rate the three scales again at regular points. Your ratings are plotted on a chart, so you can see at a glance whether disruptive behaviour is falling and engagement and respect are rising.

End and evaluate

When you're done, end the intervention and mark it Successful or Unsuccessful. This records the outcome of what you tried.

Tracking an intervention is about your progress with a real student, separate from publishing the case. Adopting an AI solution as your strategy is a good way to test a suggestion and capture how it actually performed.

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