Considering research regarding when teacher-expectation effects are most likely to occur, which teachers should be most careful to communicate high expectations for students' performance?
A) First and second grade teachers
B) Third and fourth grade teachers
C) Teachers of students who are beginning their second year of high school
D) Teachers of students who are finishing their final year of high school

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Research suggests that teacher-expectation effects are most likely to occur in the early grades, specifically first and second grade. Therefore, first and second grade teachers should be the most careful to communicate high expectations for students' performance.

Considering Research Regarding When Teacher-Expectation Effects Are Most Likely to Occur