Design and Validation of a Selective Attention-Based Curriculum with Upside down Approach in work and technology lesson in the first high school

The purpose of this study was to design and validate a curriculum based on selective attention with a Upsidedown approach in work and technology lesson in the first high school. This research was carried out using a sequential heuristic approach using a hybrid method. First, it was extracted by qualitative content analysis of the elements (purpose, content, teaching method, evaluation) of the selective attention-based Upsidedown curriculum. The exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis method was used for quantitative analysis of data. 15 individuals were selected as statistical sample. an‎d in the quantitative section, all teachers and teachers in work and technology lesson in the first high school in Fars province numbered approximately 800 (315 men and 485 women). Using multi-stage cluster sampling with Cochran formula, 340 teachers of work and technology were selected. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview qualitative section and a researcher-made quantitative questionnaire of selective attention with 31 items on a five-point Likert scale. Results: The results showed that the components of Working memory, competitive selection, Top-down Control and Bottom-up Control are effective in explaining Upsidedown curriculum pattern based on selective attention. Conclusion: If the Upsidedown curriculum is based on selective attention, learners can be effective in teaching, performing, and memorizing teacher verbal information and classroom visual information.