Leaderboards
Rank learners by their best quiz score and show a merit list to add friendly competition.
A leaderboard ranks learners by how well they did on a quiz. It can add friendly competition and motivate learners to improve. You can show it publicly as a merit list, or keep it private.
How ranking works
Learners are ranked by their best attempt on the quiz. For each learner the leaderboard can show:
- Name
- Score (points)
- Percentage
- Number of attempts
Ranking by best attempt means a learner who keeps practising is rewarded for their highest result, not penalized for earlier tries.
Showing or hiding the merit list
Use the merit-list visibility toggle to decide whether learners can see the leaderboard:
- On — learners see the ranking (a merit list).
- Off — the leaderboard is private; only you can see it.
A visible merit list works well for practice quizzes and friendly challenges. For sensitive or high-stakes exams, you may prefer to keep results private.
What the learner sees
When the merit list is on, learners see the ranking with names, scores, and percentages — and where they stand. When it is off, they see only their own result.
Good to know
- Leaderboards pair naturally with quizzes that allow multiple attempts, so learners can climb the ranking by improving.
- For a course-wide view of standings, also see Learning streaks and Progress tracking.
Related pages
Proctoring & Monitoring
Keep high-stakes quizzes honest — full-screen lock, disabled copy/paste, webcam, screen recording, tab-switch alerts, and live monitoring.
Assignments
Set tasks where learners submit text or files, then score them by hand with feedback — and feed the result into the course grade.