Abstract: To address issues in short duration general chemistry courses, such as significant individual differences among students, lack of interest in learning, and poor applicability of the course, a student-centered approach was adopted. The course content, resources, ideological and political education, and assessment systems were optimized to create an integrated teaching model for general chemistry. By incorporating both self-developed and cross-institutional resources, a blended learning environment was established, providing progressive teaching materials to mitigate disparities in students’ chemistry foundations. The introduction of advanced experimental curriculum, grounded in scientific innovation, was designed to stimulate student interest and enhance the course’s practical relevance. This teaching model has shown positive outcomes in practice and offers valuable insights for the future development of general chemistry courses with reduced lecture hours in engineering programs.

Key words: General chemistry, Teaching model, Reduced lecture hour, Innovation and practice