Students’ Responses to Open-Ended Questions on Computing Pioneers in COS101: Introduction to Computing at FUHSO, Nigeria

This dataset contains responses from <b>225 students</b> enrolled in <b>COS101: Introduction to Computing Science</b> at the <b>Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo (FUHSO), Nigeria</b>. The dataset was collected to assess students' understanding of key historical figures in computing.Students were asked to answer <b>three open-ended questions</b> via <b>Google Forms</b>, focusing on the contributions of:<b>Ada Lovelace</b> – Her work on the <b>Analytical Engine</b> and contributions to early programming.<b>John von Neumann</b> – His role in shaping <b>modern computer architecture</b> through the <b>von Neumann architecture</b>.<b>John Presper Eckert &amp; John W. Mauchly</b> – Their contributions to the development of <b>ENIAC</b>, one of the earliest electronic computers.The dataset is stored in a <b>CSV file</b> with the following structure:<b>SN</b>: Serial number assigned after de-identification of students' original matriculation numbers.<b>Q1</b>: Students' responses to Ada Lovelace's contribution.<b>Q2</b>: Students' responses to John von Neumann's contribution.<b>Q3</b>: Students' responses to Eckert &amp; Mauchly's contribution.Each response was <b>evaluated against predefined correct answers</b> using a <b>semantic similarity</b> scoring approach, assigning scores based on relevance and accuracy.This dataset can be useful for <b>natural language processing (NLP) research</b>, <b>automated grading systems</b>, <b>educational analytics</b>, and <b>assessing students' understanding of historical computing concepts</b>.

本数据集收录了尼日利亚奥图波联邦卫生科学大学（Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, FUHSO）修读《COS101：计算科学导论》课程的225名学生的作答内容。本数据集的采集旨在评估学生对计算领域关键历史人物的认知水平。
学生需通过谷歌表单（Google Forms）完成三道开放式问题，作答内容分别聚焦以下三位人物的贡献：艾达·勒芙蕾丝（Ada Lovelace）——其在分析机（Analytical Engine）上的研究成果与对早期编程的贡献；约翰·冯·诺依曼（John von Neumann）——其通过冯·诺依曼架构（von Neumann architecture）塑造现代计算机体系结构（modern computer architecture）所发挥的关键作用；约翰·普雷斯珀·埃克特与约翰·W·莫奇利（John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly）——其对世界首批电子计算机之一ENIAC开发所作出的贡献。
本数据集以CSV文件格式存储，字段结构如下：
SN：对学生原始学号进行去标识化处理后分配的序列号；
Q1：学生针对艾达·勒芙蕾丝贡献的作答内容；
Q2：学生针对约翰·冯·诺依曼贡献的作答内容；
Q3：学生针对埃克特与莫奇利贡献的作答内容。
所有作答均对照预设标准答案，采用语义相似度（semantic similarity）评分方法，依据作答的相关性与准确性进行赋分。
本数据集可应用于自然语言处理（natural language processing, NLP）研究、自动评分系统开发、教育数据分析，以及评估学生对计算历史相关概念的掌握程度。