The paper has shown the relationship between mathematics anxiety, mathematics performance and academic hardiness in high school students in term of students learning method (Cooperative learning vs. traditional learning). For students who are working in small math cooperative groups, researchers have found that they can develop problem solving. The main aim of this study is to show that how much learning method could be helpful for learner with high math anxiety. The sample comprised 263 (134 males and 129 females) college students were tested on Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale, Academic Hardiness Scale and Mathematics examination. Results obtained indicated that students work together with low or high mathematics anxiety had better performance in mathematics score. Also, results have revealed that mathematics anxiety has significant negative correlation with mathematics performance and academic hardiness. It is also found that the gender differences in mathematics anxiety are significant, whereas no significant differences are detected between boys and girls in mathematics performance and academic hardiness. In addition, the result of the study showed that students who work together with low or high mathematics anxiety had better performance in mathematics score.

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