scientificderek-thomas/ScienceQAmultimodalquestion-answeringsciencechain-of-thoughtvqabenchmarkeducationvlm-eval

ScienceQA: Multimodal Science Question Answering with Chain-of-Thought

Name: ScienceQA: Multimodal Science Question Answering with Chain-of-Thought
Creator: DataBazaar
Keywords: derek-thomas/ScienceQA, multimodal, question-answering, science, chain-of-thought, vqa, benchmark, education, vlm-eval

About this data

21K multimodal multiple-choice science questions with images, lectures, and chain-of-thought explanations spanning natural science, social science, and language science. Widely used for VLM evaluation and CoT fine-tuning.

Schema

Name	Type	Description
image	STRUCT(bytes BLOB, path VARCHAR)	Optional image file with binary content and storage path
question	VARCHAR	Science question text in English
choices	VARCHAR[]	List of multiple-choice answer options as strings
answer	TINYINT	Zero-based index of correct choice in choices array
hint	VARCHAR	Optional contextual hint or clue for answering the question
task	VARCHAR	Task type: 'closed choice' or 'open domain'
grade	VARCHAR	Grade level from grade1 to grade12
subject	VARCHAR	Top-level subject: natural science, social science, or language science
topic	VARCHAR	Fine-grained topic within subject (e.g., figurative-language)
category	VARCHAR	Sub-category within topic (e.g., Literary devices)
skill	VARCHAR	Specific skill or competency being tested
lecture	VARCHAR	Background educational text providing context for the question
solution	VARCHAR	Chain-of-thought explanation of the correct answer

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