Systematic Studies: Students' Attitudes toward Plants and Plant Science Learning

Abstract

The term ‘plant blindness’ has been used worldwide to indicate students' attitudes who are less concerned about surrounding plants. However, there is still no study on students' attitudes towards plants in Malaysia. Therefore, this study was conducted to analyze and synthesize the latest trends of students' attitudes towards plants in science learning. The database from Scopus was used to search for articles, and a total of 16 articles were synthesized. The analysis results found that the trend of research on students' attitudes towards plants is often conducted in 2021, and it can be synthesized that students' attitudes towards plants are still at an unsatisfactory level because students are more interested and knowledgeable about animals better than plants. It is also synthesized that the learning method to overcome students' negative attitudes towards plants is exploration and observation in their surrounding area. The results of this study are expected to help teachers choose appropriate methods to attract interest and change students' attitudes towards plants. It is recommended to conduct further research to see the level of students' attitudes towards plants and the teaching of Malaysian teachers.