Comment by sliverstorm

The way I have always approached labs is a thorough report on my procedure, complete results (totally wrong or not) and an analysis of Whether I got good results, Why I got the wrong results, How might one improve the experiment to get better result...

That has always served me well. I don't usually get A+'s on lab reports, but I think that's my fault and for an unrelated reason.

It certainly seems to me reflection on what was done and thoughtful analysis on why it was good/how it could be fixed (with specific statements or suggestions, not general ones)/what went wrong demonstrates understanding of the material that simple results do not. I guess if you are being trained primarily to be a lab worker who's job is to produce accurate numbers, that's important, but if the labs are for learning...