This presentation provides an overview of the Direct Behavior Rating (DBR). DBR is a method for collecting data on student behavior that merges a rating scale approach and direct observation. The presentation describes: (a) considerations before using the DBR, (b) completing the DBR and (c) using the DBR to monitor progress and evaluate behavior. Play the video to see Daniel Maggin, Assistant Professor of Special Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a member of NCII’s Behavioral Intervention and Behavioral Progress Monitoring Technical Review Committees.