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A group’s grading scale sets how its teacher marks each lesson: as a number of points, a percentage, or a letter grade. Every group has exactly one scale at a time, chosen when the group is created and changeable at any time afterward.

The three scales

If you don’t set a scale when creating a group, Cohort defaults to Points out of 10. See add a group.

Changing the scale later

Open the group, select Grading scale from the Group actions menu, choose a different Scale type, and save. Switching never changes marks a teacher already entered — each one keeps the scale it was marked under. If the group already has marks, Cohort tells you how many earlier scales it’s keeping, so the group’s full history stays readable even after a switch.
By default, owners and admins can change a group’s scale at any time. Managers can only choose it while creating a new group.
Last modified on October 1, 2026