What is the relationship between the model and an associative arrangement of information?
An associative arrangement of information is one in which there is no linear (i.e., sequential) ordering as is characteristic of hard copy books (e.g., a logical progression of chapters or parts of chapters). Rather, units of information are linked to other units of information by some logical relationship, such as being a definition or explanation. The human brain uses an associative arrangement rather than a linear one because it is clearly much more efficient in dealing with large volumes of information. A main feature of the web is that it provides the potential for such linking through the use of hyperlinks. However, in many cases this potential is not fully exploited or used as efficiently as possible. This is probably in largely the result of the lack of awareness on the part of web site developers as to what might be the most efficient use of this capability. Making full use of the associative arrangement of information and removing linear relationships, except in those situati
