Month Collected
Definition: Month Collected is the month or months when the collection is expected to be completed. What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ESP's metadata dictionary tool, called DataSpecs. DataSpecs is used when developing an education agency's data ...
Min Value
Definition: Min Value is the minimum value allowed for the data. What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ESP's metadata dictionary tool, called DataSpecs. DataSpecs is used when developing an education agency's data dictionary. Need another definition?
MHz (MegaHertz)
Definition: One million cycles per second equals one megahertz. MHz is the unit used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including networks. One-gigahertz means one billion times per second. What This Means: The more MHz, the faster something exchanges information. ...
Metadata
Definition: Data about data, metadata are used to facilitate the understanding, characteristics, use, and management of data. What This Means: Every education agency must have control over its metadata. Metadata standards are part of a comprehensive Information Systems Architecture. Metadata are the ...
Max Yield Data
Definition: Max Yield Data are those data that everyone agrees are worth the effort required to collect, clean, and report them. What This Means: Data reporting burden and information overload are symptoms of today’s explosion in the data we have available to ...
Max Value
Definition: Max Value is the maximum value allowed for the data. What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ESP's metadata dictionary tool, called DataSpecs. DataSpecs is used when developing an education agency's data dictionary. Need another definition?
Master
Definition: Master is the name of the top level option set in the hierarchy for an option set that is a subset within an option set hierarchy. For example, the option set "Primary grade codes" (grades K-3) are a subset of ...
Mapping
Definition: Mapping (at times called crosswalking) is matching a data element in one location with a data element in another location. Mapping is typically used to show which data element in a source file will be moved into a designated field ...
Mandate
Definition: The category of mandate is broad and includes any reason that data are collected or reported. What This Means: In the education world, mandates range from the official to the unofficial. Laws, policies, regulations, court orders, etc. can be very official, ...
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
Definition: The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award was authorized by Congress and initiated by APQC to recognize quality in American businesses. Education winners are now included. What This Means: Criteria include leadership; strategic planning; student, stakeholder, market focus; measurement, analysis, and knowledge ...
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