# Science Question Answering on SciQ (val)

Source: [Science Question Answering on SciQ (val)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/science-question-answering-on-sciq-val>)

Collection index: [llms.txt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/llms.txt>)

Data updated: 2026-03-19T08:50:24.064Z

Evaluation of model performance on the validation split of the SciQ dataset for Science Question Answering, measured using Accuracy and Expected Calibration Error (ECE).

A research result applies to its stated dataset, split, metric and evaluation configuration. Compare like-for-like settings, preserve the metric's unit and direction, and distinguish paper-reported results from independent reproduction. The best result recorded here is not a claim of exhaustive, current global coverage.

| Scope | Recorded value |
| --- | --- |
| Task | Science Question Answering |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | SciQr (val) |
| Metric | Accuracy |
| Unit | PERCENT |
| Direction | Higher is better |
| Results loaded | 4 of 4 |
| Coverage | All results currently returned for this benchmark |

Evaluation settings may differ between results. The original papers and recorded configurations are needed to establish comparability. A shared metric name alone does not establish an identical protocol.

## Metrics

- [Accuracy](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/science-question-answering-on-sciq-val.md?metric=Accuracy>): Higher is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [Expected Calibration Error (ECE)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/science-question-answering-on-sciq-val.md?metric=Expected%20Calibration%20Error%20(ECE)>): Lower is better; unit: PERCENT.

## Recorded results

| Method | Accuracy | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IA2 → SFT | 91.7 | Not recorded | 68fa7bac1e209131cea89ce3 |
| IA2 only | 90.4 | Not recorded | 68fa7bac1e209131cea89ce3 |
| SFT only | 88.3 | Not recorded | 68fa7bac1e209131cea89ce3 |
| ICL | 87.7 | Not recorded | 68fa7bac1e209131cea89ce3 |

### IA2 → SFT

Accuracy: 91.7. Result ID: 69bbb8cd47f34ce924a5a9ed.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7bac1e209131cea89ce3.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7bac1e209131cea89ce3.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"Qwen3-4B-Base","N":"4","Source Dataset":"SciQr"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### IA2 only

Accuracy: 90.4. Result ID: 69bbb8cd47f34ce924a5a9ec.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7bac1e209131cea89ce3.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7bac1e209131cea89ce3.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"Qwen3-4B-Base","N":"4","Source Dataset":"SciQr"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SFT only

Accuracy: 88.3. Result ID: 69bbb8cd47f34ce924a5a9eb.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7bac1e209131cea89ce3.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"Qwen3-4B-Base","N":"4","Source Dataset":"SciQr"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ICL

Accuracy: 87.7. Result ID: 69bbb8cd47f34ce924a5a9ea.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa7bac1e209131cea89ce3.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa680c1e209131cea19d53.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/openai/gpt-3/blob/master/overlap_frequency.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Model":"Qwen3-4B-Base","N":"4","Source Dataset":"SciQr"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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