The understanding and balancing the relationship between knowledge acquisition and holistic development constitute critical entry points for promoting innovation in educational teaching methodologies

and comprehensively enhancing the quality of education and teaching in higher education. The “Polymer Physics” course teaching team at Beijing University of Chemical Technology adopted a progressive competency-building approach according to the educational objectives of memory

comprehension

application

analysis

evaluation

and innovation. Based on course knowledges

the team strengthened students’ ability to independently construct knowledge systems by the integration of online and offline hybrid teaching methods

and then a progressive competency-based teaching model that involves “building knowledge maps–analyzing research cases–solving practical problems” was explored. Depended on the study of polymer physics knowledge

the holistic development of students’ knowledge

competencies

and literacy was achieved. Therefore

the quality of education for students majoring in polymer materials and engineering was improved.