Category: M
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Measurable objectives
An objective whose achievement can be assessed by means of an evaluation procedure that exactly matches the objective’s expressed intent behavioral objective.
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Mean test score
The score obtained by dividing the sum scores of all individuals in a group by the number of individuals in the group.
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Means-ends analysis
The process of evaluating the means by which various organizational objectives can be achieved.
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Mean life span
The age by which half of the individuals in a population have died.
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Mean length of utterance (MLU)
The average length of a child’s utterances as measured in morphemes.
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Meaning
Operational meaning.
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Mean goal
The habits or characteristics which a person would like to acquire.
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Mean
In statistics, the average. Average value for a group of values. The average of a group of observations calculated by adding their values and dividing by the number in the group. When one or more observations are substantially different from the rest, which can influence the arithmetic mean unduly, it is preferable to use the…
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Meals-on-wheels
A program that delivers meals to the homebound. Programs that provide to the elderly and infirmed home-delivered meals that meet federally mandated criteria.
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Mdma
A synthetic hallucinogen methylenedioxymethamphetamine.