This report from the Australian Council for Educational Research details the council's activities from July 1, 1979 to June 30, 1980. In the introduction, the council's director comments on the various activities, including educational and psychological measurement, curriculum research and development, studies of the social foundations of education, dissemination of research findings, and the council's contributions to education in Australia. Nine papers given at a seminar on the improvement of measurement in education and psychology are abstracted. Research projects and publications on learning and teaching, foundations of education, measurement and evaluation, library and information services, survey and psychometric services, and advisory services are described. Reports are also given on the council's publishing and distribution services, facilities, finances, and staff matters. (CJ)