Samuel Ball (educator)

{{Short description|Australian psychologist (1933–2009)}}

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| birth_date = 9 January 1933

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| death_date = 9 December 2009

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Samuel Ball (9 January 1933 – 9 December 2009) was an Australian researcher and academic in the field of education.{{Cite web |last=Spearritt |first=Don |date=2010-01-31 |title=Supremo in practice of education |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/supremo-in-practice-of-education-20100131-n6f2.html |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}} He was employed by ETS (Educational Testing Service) in Princeton, New Jersey where he conducted research and carried out several major program evaluation studies. His work in the USA included evaluating and developing the educational content Sesame Street.{{Cite web |title=From Sesame Street to Dubai's Highways |url=https://www2.education.uiowa.edu/archives/edatiowa/spring03/features/p_5.htm |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=The University of Iowa College of Education}} In 1978 Ball returned to Australia where he held a number of positions including adjudicator for the game show Sale of the Century.{{Cite journal |last=Williams |first=Joanna P. |last2=Spearritt |first2=Don |date=2010 |title=Samuel Ball (1933–2009) |url=https://doi.apa.org/doi/10.1037/a0020189 |journal=American Psychologist |language=en |volume=65 |issue=7 |pages=677–677 |doi=10.1037/a0020189 |issn=1935-990X|url-access=subscription }} During his career he authored many books.