IELTS Reading detail Practice
According to the passage, what was a key difference between pre-modern education and the Prussian model?
Question type: multiple choice · Difficulty: advanced
- A. Pre-modern education was more focused on scientific discovery.
- B. The Prussian model was the first to be centrally administered and funded by the state.
- C. Pre-modern education was available to a wider range of social classes.
- D. The Prussian model relied heavily on an apprenticeship system.
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Paragraph C describes the Prussian model as establishing 'key principles that persist today: state funding and administration, a standardized curriculum, compulsory attendance'. This is contrasted with Paragraph B's description of pre-modern systems as 'decentralized and non-compulsory'. The state's central role in funding and administration was the key innovation.