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NaijaRC: A Multi-choice Reading Comprehension Dataset for Nigerian Languages (2308.09768v3)
Published 18 Aug 2023 in cs.CL
Abstract: In this paper, we create NaijaRC: a new multi-choice Reading Comprehension dataset for three native Nigeria languages that is based on high-school reading comprehension examination. We provide baseline results by performing cross-lingual transfer using existing English RACE and Belebele training dataset based on a pre-trained encoder-only model. Additionally, we provide results by prompting LLMs like GPT-4.
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- Anuoluwapo Aremu (16 papers)
- Jesujoba O. Alabi (20 papers)
- Daud Abolade (4 papers)
- Nkechinyere F. Aguobi (1 paper)
- Shamsuddeen Hassan Muhammad (42 papers)
- David Ifeoluwa Adelani (59 papers)