Which of the following statement is not correct regarding 'Questioning skill'?

Concept: Questioning skill is a core micro-teaching skill — the teacher's ability to frame and pose questions that stimulate student thinking, check comprehension, and sustain engagement. Good questioning practice favors open-ended, thought-provoking questions, encourages students to question in turn, and pairs this with an encouraging tone and attentive listening; heavy reliance on closed yes/no questions is discouraged because such questions demand only a guess or a one-word response and do not develop reasoning or higher-order thinking.

Application: The question asks which listed statement is NOT correct about questioning skill. Using an encouraging tone, inviting students to ask their own questions, and developing sensitivity in listening to responses are all established good practices that support effective questioning. Increasing the proportion of yes/no questions, however, goes against good questioning technique — closed questions restrict the student to affirming or denying rather than reasoning, explaining, or elaborating, so raising their share does not improve questioning skill. This makes it the statement that is not correct.

• Using encouraging methods while questioning: a positive, non-threatening tone keeps students willing to attempt an answer — a correct, recommended practice.

• Encouraging students to ask questions themselves: builds curiosity and active participation — a correct, recommended practice.

• Developing sensitivity towards listening: lets the teacher pick up on cues in a student's response and frame better follow-up questions — a correct, recommended practice.

Cross-check: teacher-education guidance on questioning technique (e.g. minimising closed yes/no questions in favour of open, probing questions, while encouraging student-initiated questions and active listening) consistently treats increasing yes/no questions as the discouraged practice, confirming the statement about raising their number is the one that is not correct.