Black OBE CPhys HonFInstP[2] is a British educational researcher, physicist and a current Professor Emeritus at King's College London.
[3] During his time at Birmingham, he worked with Jon Ogborn of Worcester College of Higher Education, designing the Nuffield Foundations' A-Level Physics Course.
During 1987–88, Black was the chair of the Task Group on Assessment and Testing set up by the UK government.
[5] In 1992 Black criticised how they were implemented as the Education Reform Act[15] Hurried and sweeping changes to the national curriculum will cause 'serious harm' to children's education Between 1989 and 1991, Black was the deputy chair of the National Curriculum Council.
[18] In 2013, Black and Wiliam wrote a report that criticised the current assessment, stating[5] A-level grades are an unreliable guide to a student's abilityBlack has been a member of three committees of the USA National Research Council, including the National Academy of Sciences Committee on the Cognitive Foundations of Assessment, and is currently a member of the Technical Advisory Group of OFQUAL.
[1] The International Commission on Physics Education honoured Black with their annual medal award in 2000.