Bill Nicholl

“If I was going to design a chair, the last thing I would look at is a chair”: product analysis and the causes of fixation in students’ design work 11–16 years

Ros McLellan, Bill Nicholl · International Journal of Technology and Design Education · 2009 · 42 citations

Design, User Experience, Design Thinking +10

Creativity in crisis in Design & Technology: Are classroom climates conducive for creativity in English secondary schools?

Ros McLellan, Bill Nicholl · Thinking Skills and Creativity · 2012 · 41 citations

English Secondary Schools, Creativity, Design +5

‘We're all in this game whether we like it or not to get a number of As to Cs.’ Design and technology teachers' struggles to implement creativity and performativity policies

Bill Nicholl, Ros McLellan · British Educational Research Journal · 2008 · 40 citations

Technology Teacher Education, Technology Teachers, Education +26

Empathy is the mother of invention: Emotion and cognition for creativity in the classroom

Helen Demetriou, Bill Nicholl · Improving Schools · 2021 · 39 citations · Full text

Intervention School, Educational Psychology, Empathy +20

‘Oh yeah, yeah you get a lot of love hearts. The Year 9s are notorious for love hearts. Everything is love hearts.’ Fixation in Pupils’ Design and Technology Work (11-16 years)

Bill Nicholl, Ros McLellan · Liverpool John Moores University · 2023 · 18 citations · Full text