Brief reports are given of research projects worked on by staff members of the Scottish Council for Research in Education during 1983-84. Major projects included: (1) teaching strategies in the primary school; (2) second international (IEA) mathematics survey; (3) evaluation of the Craigroyston curriculum project; (4) further education for the handicapped; (5) evaluation of links between primary schools and non-formal education agencies; (6) further education colleges and changing student needs; (7) writing across the curriculum, stage 2: teaching writing for learning; (8) assessment of mathematics 1983; (9) Scottish restandardisation of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised (WISC-R); (10) education for the community; (11) evaluation of the Lothian Region ergonomics project; (12) induction, assessment and guidance in the Youth Training Scheme; (13) schools' assessment research and support unit; (14) guidance and choice in the 16-18 action plan; and (15) educational opportunities for young people with special education needs. Other information provided in this report includes the council's finances, communications, and research; council awards; conference papers; staff publications; council accounts; and educational researchers. (JD)