Technology acceptance, chatbot usability, and cognitive load of secondary school students in the SMOKEChem pilot study (Version 1)

The dataset, "Technology acceptance, chatbot usability, and cognitive load of secondary school students in the SMOKEChem pilot study (Version 1)", provides quantitative and qualitative data on secondary school students' perceptions of the web-based learning environment SMOKEChem, which integrates AI-supported feedback and peer feedback to foster scientific argumentation in socio-scientific issues. The dataset includes quantitative measures of technology acceptance, chatbot usability, and cognitive load, as well as qualitative open-ended reflections on peer feedback, collected from 130 tenth-grade students during regular chemistry lessons in Germany. The dataset forms the basis for evaluating the acceptance, usability, and cognitive demands of SMOKEChem, and for investigating learners' perceptions and experiences of a hybrid learning environment that combines AI-supported and peer feedback in science education.