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Introduction:

To know how environmentally friendly architecture helps the environment and student’s education, one will need to know about the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) test results. The PISA test is a nationwide taken test for 15 year olds, and the country is ranked compared to the other countries that took the test. The needed improvement in schools, because you need to know what equipment will help students expand their knowledge, and what learning techniques would help the students understand, and connect their knowledge to the world outside. The layout of a school effects the size of each room, and how the layout would help students commute better. The needed materials that are used for a green school are recycled or reusable, so it helps the environment around them.The money needed in a school varies, because a school running on normal energy cost a lot more than a green school because the materials in a normal school are not reused or recycled.

PISA Test:

“America was ranked 14th in reading, 25th in math, and 17th in science out of the whole world” (In ranking, U.S. students trail global leader). Each year the results we get keep getting worse, which is very disappointing to the United States since we don’t have any disadvantage, and 99% of the United States has graduated from high school. Each year, the test results diminish, making our test results drop every year. "Students know how to solve problems, but once they put it into the real world, they do not know how to solve the answer. Unlike the United States, Shanghai is ranked first in academics. Shanghai had 113 more points in reading and in math than U.S. did and Shanghai had 56 more points than average.

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