The phrase "abstract problem solving" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to cognitive processes, education, or discussions about methodologies in tackling complex issues without concrete examples.
Example: "In mathematics, abstract problem solving is essential for understanding theoretical concepts that do not have immediate real-world applications."
Alternatives: "theoretical problem solving" or "conceptual problem solving".
Du Sautoy has even started to believe that there might be a connection between performing comedy and abstract problem-solving.
If we even accept the pragmatic preparatory role of education, how can we value the ability to solve relatively silly word problems in a stressful environment more than more abstract problem-solving skills?
I feel industry is often looking for qualities (advanced, abstract problem-solving for example) that are best developed by taking responsibility for a comprehensive, independent research project.
The investigative type groups interests in thinking and research activities and vocations, dealing with theory-building, abstract problem-solving, and science-methodology skills.
These DPs mark the development of their cognitive abilities from a purely experienced-based (i.e. "hands-on") method of learning to abstract problem-solving and competency.
The development of abstract problem-solving schema requires the "repeated active application of the knowledge acquired" which is enabled by the PDA [ 17].
As children develop skills necessary for decision making, such as abstract thought, problem solving, and inductive and deductive thinking, parents and clinicians should assess the level of involvement children ought to have for various decisions [ 2, 3].
However, a review of longitudinal birth cohort studies in the medical literature reveals that impairment of executive functions—high-order brain processes responsible for planning, flexible thinking, abstract reasoning, problem solving, and inhibition of inappropriate actions most consistently reflects prenatal PCB exposure [ EHP 117:7–16; Boucher et al.].
Autor and Dorn suggest that middle-class careers will expand in sectors that require manual skills and the capacity of interacting with other humans, together with more abstract aspects of problem solving.
