PLANT NUTRITION

This Study evaluated the assessment on undergraduate Biology Students knowledge on the concept of Plant Nutrition at University of Benin, Two (2) research questions served as it's guidelines, and it used a descriptive survey study design. It sought to find out the level of understanding of undergraduate biology students on the concept of plant nutrient and significantly different by sex. The study employed the descriptive survey random design of Biology students in University of Benin, Edo State and a total of (100) respondents which were collected from Biology department of University of Benin. The researcher developed achievement test questionnaire on "undergraduate Biology Students knowledge on the concept of Plant Nutrition" was used as the data collection tool. There are twenty (20) questions on the achievement test. To analyze the data collected, descriptive statistics such as simple percentage and frequency were used. The study find out that 100-200 level Students have a basic understanding of basic concepts related to plant nutrition but they lacked in-depth comprehension of plant nutrition. 300 and 400 level undergraduate students displayed a deeper comprehension and have more understanding of plant nutrition concept. The findings of the study also reveals that gender can influence educational outcomes in concept of plant nutrient, attitudes towards plant nutrition can also differ by gender, female students expressed greater interest in plant nutrition. It was suggested that the curriculum for 100-200 level students be revised to include more detailed and practical content on plant nutrition. Given that female students showed greater interest in plant nutrition, it is suggested that teaching strategies be tailored to engage both male and female students equally